Local events in Dover Township, Fulton County
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How Dover Township, Fulton County began
Dover Township, organized June 5, 1843 by Lucas County commissioners meeting in Toledo (before Fulton County itself existed), was the last township organized in the county and takes its name, as is common across the New World, from Dover, England. It sits in central Fulton County on the sandy former bed of glacial Lake Maumee, and holds both Ottokee, Fulton County's first county seat, and Tedrow, a hamlet built on a spring long used as a Native American hunting camp before white settlement.
Incorporated Organized June 5, 1843; first election August 7, 1843, by Lucas County commissioners, meeting in Toledo.
Where the name comes from
Named Dover, 'a name often used in the New World, taken from the Old World location of Dover, England, a port in Kent, England,' following a common American naming pattern rather than any local person or event.
Before the town
A spring-fed site in what is now the hamlet of Tedrow, in this township, is documented as having been 'a favorite Indian campground and resting place in their migratory hunting excursions' before Euro-American settlement, its clean water drawing travelers along Brush Creek; the settlement was itself first known as 'Spring Hill,' a name still visible on an 1858 plat map. The township also contains Ottokee, Fulton County's first seat of government (1851-1872), platted in 1850 and renamed at Col. Dresden Howard's suggestion to honor the Odawa chief Ottokee, whose own band is recorded as the last organized group of Odawa to leave Ohio, departing for Kansas in 1839 -- making the township, by that account, home to the place named for the leader of the final documented Ohio Odawa departure. An 1807 treaty covered this ground.
Nations recorded here: Ottawa (Odawa).
- Spring Hill (Tedrow) Indian campground (camp) — site of present-day Tedrow, on a spring feeding Brush Creek, used as a seasonal migratory hunting camp before Euro-American settlement; shown as 'Spring Hill' on an 1858 plat (en.wikipedia.org)
Timeline
- — The Treaty of Detroit cedes the tract of northwest Ohio that includes the future township's land.
- — Post office records show 'Spring Hill,' the future Tedrow, already used as an Indian campground before this date; the settlement's post office operates from 1839 to 1917.
- — Dover Township is organized by Lucas County commissioners meeting in Toledo, the last township organized in what becomes Fulton County.
- — The township holds its first election, at the residence of Mortimer D. Hibbard.
- — Ottokee is platted at the geographic center of newly created Fulton County and named for the Odawa chief.
- — Ottokee serves as Fulton County's first seat of government before the seat moves to Wauseon.
- — The settlement later renamed Tedrow appears on a plat map under the name Spring Hill.
Stories
A Spring Both Sides Valued
Long before Tedrow had that name, or any name a surveyor would have written on a plat, travelers moving through the seasonal round of hunting in northwest Ohio knew the spring feeding Brush Creek at this spot as a reliable place to stop: clean water in a landscape where the Great Black Swamp's standing water bred disease, and the source of the settlement's first recorded name, Spring Hill, still visible on an 1858 plat map. The same qualities that made the spot valuable to Native travelers made it valuable to the settlers who followed and eventually renamed it for the local Tedrow family. It is a small, undramatic detail as far as Fulton County's documented Native history goes, but it is a genuinely site-specific one -- unlike the county's many townships where no comparable record survives at all, Dover Township can point to a spring that both the land's Native travelers and its later Euro-American namesakes valued for the same plain reason.
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Water
Maumee River (via Napoleon pipeline) + Big Ditch/Stucky Ditch, in reservoirs The water here
- Wauseon City96% of residentsMaumee River (via Napoleon pipeline) + Big Ditch/Stucky Ditch, in reservoirs
- Northeast Water System4% of residentsLake Erie
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Dover Township, Fulton County's boundary: 3 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Spills reported since 2021 (3)
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Manure Nos (Not Specified)2024-08-20 · Dover Twp
- Reported
- 2024-08-20
- What spilled
- Manure Nos (Not Specified)
- Where
- Dover Twp, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2408EPA0001440
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2021-11-06 · Dover Twp
- Reported
- 2021-11-06
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Largest amount reported
- 20 gallons
- Where
- Dover Twp, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2111EPA0001703
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-02-20 · Dover Twp
- Reported
- 2021-02-20
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Dover Twp, Fulton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000225
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Dover Township, Fulton County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43567 Wauseon | 12% | Maumee River (via Napoleon pipeline) + Big Ditch/Stucky Ditch, in reservoirs | 4.4 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Wauseon Exempted Village · 4 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Dover Township, Fulton County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 4 of 4 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Proposed Tax Levy - Renewal - Dover Twp - Fire - 1 mill / 5 yrs (1.0 mills, renewal) | 559 | 344 | Passed (61.9% for) |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Dover Twp., Levy Replacement/Increase, Fire/EMS, 1mill/5yrs. Replace, 0.5mill/5yrs Increase (1.0 mills, replacement) | 336 | 247 | Passed (57.63% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: Dover Twp 1 mill repl fire (1.0 mills) | 231 | 76 | Passed (75.24% for) |
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: Dover Twp - 1 Mill Ren Fire & Rescue (1.0 mills) | 508 | 109 | Passed (82.33% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Township Trustee | Stephen Michael Gustwiller 204, 38.78%; Owen Borton 168, 31.94%; Kevin Raker 154, 29.28% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Trustee | Brett P. Wyse 451, 89.31%; Kevin Raker 47, 9.31%; Write-In 7, 1.39%; Kevin Ranker 0 |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Fiscal Officer | Dianne Marie Valentine 498, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee | Stephen M. Gustwiller 242, 35.07%; Owen Borton 183, 26.52%; Kevin Raker 138, 20.0%; Jim Allan 77, 11.16%; Chad Elling 50, 7.25% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Larry Burkholder 265, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Dianne M. Valentine 224, 73.68%; Pamela J. Moore 80, 26.32% |
| 2017-11-07 | Township Trustee | Kenneth Clark 314, 44.35%; Stephen Gustwiller 294, 41.53%; Pamela J. Moore 100, 14.12% |
| 2015-11-03 | Township Trustee | Larry Burkholder 387, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Township Fiscal Officer | Sue Dieringer 383, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-05-12
The county
Fulton County: 8 ZIP codes, 21 cities, villages and townships, 47,557 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Dover Township, Ohio in?
Dover Township, Fulton County is a township in Fulton County, Ohio, with 1,621 residents.
When was Dover Township, Ohio founded?
Dover Township, Fulton County was incorporated Organized June 5, 1843; first election August 7, 1843. Founders on record: Lucas County commissioners, meeting in Toledo. Source
How did Dover Township, Ohio get its name?
Named Dover, 'a name often used in the New World, taken from the Old World location of Dover, England, a port in Kent, England,' following a common American naming pattern rather than any local person or event. Source
What ZIP code is Dover Township, Ohio?
Most of Dover Township, Fulton County is in ZIP code 43567.
Where does Dover Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Dover Township, Fulton County (Wauseon City): Maumee River (via Napoleon pipeline) + Big Ditch/Stucky Ditch, in reservoirs.
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