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Franklin Township, Warren County

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Local events in Franklin Township, Warren County

Nothing is posted for Franklin Township itself yet; here is what is on within 10 miles. All local events in Franklin Township, Warren County

  1. Zentangle (Franklin)

    1 to 3 p.m. · Franklin Library · Franklin · 0.7 mi · From Franklin-Springboro Public Library

  2. Fascinating Physiological Features: Skeletal System

    Starts 2 p.m. · Gardner-Harvey Library · Middletown · 3.2 mi · Free · From Miami University Regionals - Middletown

  3. Old-time Music Jam

    10 a.m. to noon · Verity Lodge · Middletown · 3.2 mi · Free · From Miami University Regionals - Middletown

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How Franklin Township, Warren County began

Franklin Township was organized on May 10, 1803 as one of Warren County's original four townships, taking its name from the city of Franklin at its center, founded seven years earlier by General William C. Schenck on the Great Miami River. It occupies the county's northwest corner, bordering Montgomery and Butler counties, and its rural sections were farmed by German and Pennsylvania-Dutch families whose surviving 19th-century farmhouses -- south and west of the city of Franklin -- are its main built legacy today.

Settled 1796 (city of Franklin, within the township), incorporated May 10, 1803 (township organized), by Warren County Commissioners; General William C. Schenck founded the city of Franklin within it.

Where the name comes from

The township takes its name from the village (later city) of Franklin, itself named for Benjamin Franklin, which sits at its center.

Before the town

The 1882 county history describes a mound about twenty-five feet high and 100 feet around on the old Burrowes farm northeast of Franklin, visible for miles; young men dug into it at night against the owner's wishes and found only a few copper beads, and the history mentions an occasional Indian skeleton and finds made when the Hydraulic was built. It also says Miami Indians were in the neighborhood for many years, with the women gathering on the west bank of the Great Miami to weave baskets, and no trouble came from them after the first settlement. The township lies within the Symmes Purchase, land between the Miami rivers over which the Treaty of Greenville (1795) opened settlement.

Nations recorded here: Miami.

  • Burrowes farm mound (mound) — on the old Burrowes farm northeast of Franklin, prehistoric; builders and date not given in the source (archive.org)

Timeline

  1. — General William C. Schenck founds the city of Franklin on the Great Miami River, within what becomes the township.
  2. — Franklin Township is organized on May 10 as one of Warren County's original four townships.
  3. — William Barkalow and his brother Derrick buy the land from the mouth of Twin Creek to the present Hydraulic dam and west to Carlisle Station, and William runs the ferry across the Miami; Arthur Vanderveer, the Dubois brothers and other New Jersey families settle the neighborhood in 1804-05, forming the Jersey Settlement.
  4. — On August 14 the New Jersey Congregation is organized as a Presbyterian church at William P. Barkalow's house across the river from Franklin, with Rev. Francis Monfort preaching and promised $150 a year; its church, modelled on the old Tennent Church in New Jersey, goes up in 1815 on land Daniel Dubois gave.
  5. — A Methodist congregation (the Tapscott class) is organized in the township and deeds an acre from James Tapscott for a brick meeting-house.
  6. — A stage line from Columbus to Cincinnati is established; in 1829 the Miami Canal is completed from Cincinnati to Dayton, raising prices for the township's grain and pork.
  7. — The survey of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad passes at the foot of the hill by the Jersey church, and George Carlisle lays out lots for Carlisle Station about this time.
  8. — The New Jersey church dedicates a brick building costing $16,350, begun with a corner-stone on May 12, 1866 and first used December 8, 1867, with a 128-foot tower.
  9. — Carlisle is the only town besides Franklin wholly in the township; tile making and broom making are local industries.
  10. — The Great Miami River flood devastates the city of Franklin and surrounding township lowlands.
  11. — The Daniel L. Deardoff House, a farmhouse at 4374 Union Road south of Franklin, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (listed May 31, 1984; the house is no longer extant).
  12. — US EPA Region V designates the Buried Valley Aquifer System, which underlies the township, the area's sole or principal drinking-water source.

Stories

A township built around one town

Franklin Township is one of only four townships Warren County's commissioners laid out when the county itself was organized in 1803, and unlike most of the others it grew up wrapped almost entirely around a single town: Franklin, founded on the Great Miami River seven years earlier by General William C. Schenck. Over the next two centuries the township's edges were nibbled away by annexation into the cities of Franklin and Carlisle and by growth from neighboring Springboro, so that today the township government administers a scatter of unincorporated crossroads -- Hunter, Blue Ball, Chautauqua -- in the gaps between the towns that share its name and history.

A farmhouse that outlived its own listing

South of Franklin on Union Road, Daniel L. Deardoff's farmhouse was substantial enough, and old enough, to earn a place on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 -- one of the few individually listed rural properties in the township. Like many of Warren County's 19th-century farmhouses it did not survive the decades of agricultural consolidation and suburban growth that followed: recent aerial imagery shows the property is no longer standing, leaving the Register listing itself as the clearest surviving record that the house, and the farm family who built it, were ever there.

The Jersey Settlement

Between about 1800 and 1817 families from New Jersey, among them the Barkalows, Vanderveers, Lanes, Denises, Dubois, Conovers, Wykoffs and Schencks, settled west of the Great Miami opposite Franklin, forming what was called the Jersey Settlement. They were nearly all Presbyterians, and on August 14, 1813 they organized a congregation at William Barkalow's house, calling themselves the New Jersey Congregation. Their log-framed church of 1815, modeled on the old Tennent Church in New Jersey, had a gallery across the west end and a pulpit so high that the minister literally sent down his sermons while the people looked up. Each man gave what he could: Vanderveer the frame, George Lane the weatherboarding, Hendrick Lane the floor, and every man his own bench. In winter the charcoal fires smoked them into barns until spring. In their early days wheat sold at 12 cents a bushel and butter at 3 to 5 cents a pound, and farmers floated flatboats of produce to New Orleans, sometimes walking home.

Photographs

Flooding along the Great Miami River at Franklin during the Great Flood of March 1913, which also inundated low-lying parts of the surrounding township
Flooding along the Great Miami River at Franklin during the Great Flood of March 1913, which also inundated low-lying parts of the surrounding township (1913)
Photo: Warren County OHGenWeb (uploader); photographer unknown, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Hill-Kinder Mound, an Adena burial mound in farm fields northeast of Franklin, within the township
The Hill-Kinder Mound, an Adena burial mound in farm fields northeast of Franklin, within the township (2012)
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · dam.assets.ohio.gov · archive.org

Historic places

1 place in Franklin Township, Warren County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Deardoff, Daniel L., HouseBuilding · Franklin · listed 1984
    Address
    4374 Union Rd.
    Where
    Franklin, Warren County · ZIP 45005
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1984
    NRIS reference number
    84003810
    Coordinates
    39.50740, -84.31589

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

Every historic place in Warren County on the full map

Water

Five high-production wells drawing from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, treated at the city's 5 MGD iron/manganese filtration plant near the Great Miami River. The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Franklin Township, Warren County's boundary: 2 fire and EMS stations, 1 public school, 1 poor-rated bridge, 2 museums and 12 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Fire and EMS stations (2)

  1. Franklin Township Fire Department Station 19 HunterFranklin
    Address
    3773 Robinson Vail Road, Franklin, OH 45005
    Coordinates
    39.49674, -84.27929

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Franklin Township Fire Department Station 20Franklin
    Address
    7901 Keays Road, Franklin, OH 45005
    Coordinates
    39.56891, -84.34512

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Public schools (1)

  1. Hunter Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Franklin
    Address
    4418 State Route 122, Franklin, OH 45005
    School district
    Franklin City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    399
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Ohio building IRN
    017129
    NCES school ID
    390440000967

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Bridges rated poor (1)

  1. Shaker Road over Clear CreekPoor · built 1958
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1958
    Length
    52 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    1,741
    Coordinates
    39.55166, -84.30479

    National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)

  1. Franklin Area Historical SocietyHistorical society · Franklin
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Franklin
    Coordinates
    39.54739, -84.30511

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  2. Harding MuseumMuseum · Franklin
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Franklin
    Coordinates
    39.54739, -84.30511

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Spills reported since 2021 (12)

  1. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-07-02 · Middletown
    Reported
    2025-07-02
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    55 gallons
    Where
    Middletown, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001105

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2024-11-18 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2024-11-18
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2411EPA0001896

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-10-10 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2023-10-10
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001747

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2023-03-05 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2023-03-05
    What spilled
    Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2303EPA0000342

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-12-23 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2022-12-23
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    150 gallons
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2212EPA0001900

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2022-09-06 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2022-09-06
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2209EPA0001359

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2022-03-16 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2022-03-16
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Largest amount reported
    275 gallons
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2203EPA0000348

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-02-22 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2022-02-22
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000229

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2021-07-27 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2021-07-27
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001138

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2021-04-25 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2021-04-25
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2104EPA0000562

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2021-02-04 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2021-02-04
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2102EPA0000161

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  12. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-03-16 · Franklin Twp
    Reported
    2026-03-16
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Franklin Twp, Warren County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2603EPA0000415

    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 Franklin Township, Warren County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
45005 Franklin Township and Franklin 37% Five high-production wells drawing from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, treated at the city's 5 MGD iron/manganese filtration plant near the Great Miami River. 5.9 pCi/L average radon Appraisal records without year built Franklin City · 3 stars overall 7.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45066 Springboro 1% Six wells in the buried-valley sand-and-gravel aquifer tied to the Great Miami River, which Ohio EPA rates highly susceptible to contamination. Water is filtered and treated with chlorine and fluoride at the city plant. Emergency connections run to the City of Franklin on the west and to Warren County on the east and south. The CCR does not state the well location. 3.8 pCi/L average radon Appraisal records without year built Springboro Community City · 4.5 stars overall 2.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Franklin Township, Warren County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 1 of 3 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2017-11-07 Issue 8: 8 Franklin Twp Tax Levy Add 9411,511Failed (38.38% for)
2016-11-08 Issue 6: 6 Franklin Twp Electric Aggregation 2,7392,591Passed (51.39% for)
2016-11-08 Issue 7: 7 Franklin Twp Gas Aggregation 2,6922,592Passed (50.95% for)
2016-11-08 Issue 8: 8 Franklin Twp Tax Levy Sr Citizens 8,3404,127Passed (66.9% for)
2015-05-05 Issue 1: 1 Franklin Twp Tax Levy Fire Add 14.57 CPT 1121,803Failed (5.85% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2017-11-07 Township Trustees Shane Centers 2,610, 31.53%; Matt Jennings 2,200, 26.58%; Tony Workman 2,089, 25.24%; Nicholas Lamb 1,225, 14.8%; Jason Hayes (Write-In Candidate) 118, 1.43%
2015-11-03 Township Trustee Brian S. Morris 3,463, 50.1%; Greg Sample 3,449, 49.9%
2015-11-03 Fiscal Officer Scot Fromeyer 3,429, 51.88%; Andie Moon 3,180, 48.12%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

The county

Warren County: 12 ZIP codes, 24 cities, villages and townships, 222,825 people.

Nearby places

Franklin Carlisle Middletown Springboro Turtle Creek Township, Warren County Clearcreek Township, Warren County

Quick answers

What county is Franklin Township, Ohio in?

Franklin Township, Warren County is a township in Warren County, Ohio, with 12,130 residents.

When was Franklin Township, Ohio founded?

Franklin Township, Warren County was settled 1796 (city of Franklin, within the township); incorporated May 10, 1803 (township organized). Founders on record: Warren County Commissioners; General William C. Schenck founded the city of Franklin within it. Source

How did Franklin Township, Ohio get its name?

The township takes its name from the village (later city) of Franklin, itself named for Benjamin Franklin, which sits at its center. Source

What ZIP code is Franklin Township, Ohio?

Most of Franklin Township, Warren County is in ZIP code 45005.

Where does Franklin Township, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Franklin Township, Warren County (Franklin Public Water System): Five high-production wells drawing from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, treated at the city's 5 MGD iron/manganese filtration plant near the Great Miami River.

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