Local events in Green Township, Gallia County
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How Green Township, Gallia County began
Green Township sits at the geographic center of Gallia County, one of only two of the county's fifteen townships that touches no other county. It was set off from Gallipolis Township and organized June 12, 1809, with part of Raccoon Township added that September. Frederick Kerns, who built a cabin on what became the Warren Hulbert farm, was the first settler; the first religious society, formed in 1818 and named "Alexander Church" for early settler and Revolutionary War veteran Alexander Waddell, grew into the Centenary Methodist congregation that gave the Centenary community its name -- today home since the 1950s to Gallia Academy High School and to Centenary Cemetery, one of the county's older burial grounds. The township has never held an incorporated village of its own; its two 19th-century villages, Rodney (laid out 1830) and Northup, remain unincorporated hamlets along Raccoon Creek.
Settled early (Frederick Kerns built the first cabin, on what is now the Warren Hulbert farm), incorporated 1809-06-12, by Set off from Gallipolis Township; first settler Frederick Kerns.
Where the name comes from
No source found records why Green Township was given its name specifically; it is one of sixteen townships named "Green" across Ohio, a common township name statewide, and no local explanation of the choice survives in the sources checked, including the township's own 1882 county-history chapter, which describes its organization and settlement in detail but does not address the name.
Before the town
No source found records a Native village, mound, trail, or treaty event specific to Green Township. The township lies within Gallia County's broader Shawnee homeland of the pre-1795 Ohio River valley.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee.
Timeline
- — Green Township is set off from Gallipolis Township and organized; that September a part of Raccoon Township is added to it. The first election is held June 24, 1809 at the house of Nicholas Thevenin, who is elected justice of the peace.
- — Robert Safford builds the township's first grist mill, a frame building run by horsepower.
- — Nicholas Thevenin erects the township's first saw mill, on the banks of Big Raccoon creek; the same year the first school is taught in a log cabin on Little Chickamauga creek, its door made of riven boards and its windows openings covered in oiled paper.
- — The township's first religious services are held in the house of one of the Waddell family, preached by Methodist minister Rev. Jacob Delay, who forms a Methodist society named "Alexander Church" for member Alexander Waddell; a third church organized later in the township, about three and a half miles west of Gallipolis, becomes known as the Centenary Church, giving its name to the Centenary community.
- — Jacob Bosworth organizes and superintends the township's first Sabbath school.
- — Henry Coverstone lays out the village of Rodney in the township's northwest part; by 1882 it has a store, blacksmith shop, wagon shop, Methodist Episcopal church, school house and post office, with about 100 residents. The village of Northup, on Raccoon creek in the township's south part, is laid out by John S. Northup and takes his family name.
- — Centenary Cemetery, in the township's Centenary community, is already an established burial ground, later catalogued in the Ohio Genealogical Society's statewide cemetery survey.
- — Wood Old Homestead, listed on the National Register this year, is confirmed to lie in neighboring Raccoon Township rather than Green Township, despite sharing a mailing ZIP code with parts of Green Township.
- — Green Township records a census population of 5,357, the largest of Gallia County's fifteen townships and the only one without an incorporated village inside it.
Stories
A powder-horn from Point Pleasant
Alexander Waddell was born in Scotland in 1732 and held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church for seventy-two years. According to the 1882 county history, he fought under George Washington in the Revolutionary War and was also a soldier in the War of 1812, and the same account places him at the battle of Point Pleasant, present-day West Virginia, in October 1774 -- though that battle is more commonly dated to the same period as, but classified separately from, the Revolutionary War proper (it is usually called part of Lord Dunmore's War), a distinction the 1882 source does not draw. Waddell's descendants in Green Township kept, with evident pride, a powder-horn he was said to have carried on that occasion. He was buried in a family burial ground on what became the Warren Hulbert farm, under a stone reading: "A man that fought for liberty, but now his soul doth rest in peace." The Methodist society organized in the township in 1818 was named "Alexander Church" in his honor.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · galliagenealogy.org · en.wikipedia.org · ohiogenealogyexpress.com
Water
Groundwater wells (6 wells) The water here
- Gallipolis97% of residentsGroundwater wells (6 wells)
- Gallia Co. Rural Water Association3% of residentsOhio River Valley Aquifer (10 wells, Gallipolis/Addison Twp.)
- Rio Grande0% of residentsOhio River Valley Aquifer (10 wells, Gallipolis/Addison Twp.)
- Hecla Water Association0% of residentsOhio River
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Green Township, Gallia County's boundary: 1 hospital, 2 health centers, 2 nursing homes, 2 public schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 museum, 1 Superfund site, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 1 spill case. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Hospitals (1)
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Holzer Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Gallipolis
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631
- County
- Gallia County
- Beds
- 287
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- Yes
- Phone
- (740) 446-5050
- Medicare ID
- 360054
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.
Community health centers (2)
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Gallia Adult Crisis Stabilization UnitHealth center · Gallipolis
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Gallipolis
- Coordinates
- 38.80365, -82.23238
Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Hopewell Health Centers - GallipolisHealth center · Gallipolis
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Gallipolis
- Coordinates
- 38.84523, -82.23494
Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.
Nursing homes (2)
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Abbyshire Place Health and Rehabilitation Center L5 of 5 stars · Bidwell
- Address
- 311 Buckridge Road, Bidwell, OH 45614
- Certified beds
- 95
- Residents on an average day
- 75
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 4 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- OPTALIS HEALTH & REHABILITATION
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (740) 446-7150
- Medicare ID
- 365587
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Arbors at Gallipolis Abuse citation2 of 5 stars · Gallipolis
- Address
- 170 Pinecrest Drive, Gallipolis, OH 45631
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents on an average day
- 84
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 2 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 4 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 3 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Abuse citation (CMS icon)
- Yes
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- ARBORS AT OHIO
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (740) 446-7112
- Medicare ID
- 365348
- Map point
- the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Public schools (2)
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Gallia Academy High School2.5 of 5 stars · Gallipolis
- Address
- 2855 Centenary Rd, Gallipolis, OH 45631
- School district
- Gallipolis City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 497
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 29.8
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 66.2%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 91.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 012799
- NCES school ID
- 390440300989
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Green Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Gallipolis
- Address
- 113 Centenary Church Rd, Gallipolis, OH 45631
- School district
- Gallipolis City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 302
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 17
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 86.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 014332
- NCES school ID
- 390440300990
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)
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Centenary School over Clear ForkPoor · built 1965
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1965
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 869
- Coordinates
- 38.79983, -82.26744
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 (1)
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French Art ColonyArt museum · Gallipolis
- What it is
- Art museum
- City
- Gallipolis
- Coordinates
- 38.81672, -82.22950
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.
Superfund sites (1)
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Dyer BrothersSuperfund program · Northup
- Address
- Route 1 Blessing Road, Northup, OH 45655
- County
- Gallia County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHD079438081
- EPA registry ID
- 110024528377
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)
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Electrocraft Ohio IncToxics Release Inventory · Gallipolis
- Address
- 250 Mccormick Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631
- County
- Gallia County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45631RCKWL250MC
- EPA registry ID
- 110012705821
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (1)
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2024-04-17 · Green Twp
- Reported
- 2024-04-17
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Where
- Green Twp, Gallia County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2404EPA0000642
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 Green Township, Gallia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45631 Green Township and Gallipolis | 32% | Groundwater wells (6 wells) | 3.7 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1972 | Gallipolis City · 3 stars overall | 14% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45614 Springfield Township and Bidwell | 14% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Median year built 1985 | Gallia County Local · 3 stars overall | 1.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45658 Walnut Township and Patriot | 4% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Median year built 1990 | Gallia County Local · 3 stars overall | 4.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Green Township, Gallia County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Clarke M. Saunders 920, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Seth Montgomery 979, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Joe Foster 1,007, 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, 2022 to 2023, released 2025-07-15
The county
Gallia County: 8 ZIP codes, 22 cities, villages and townships, 30,753 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Green Township, Ohio in?
Green Township, Gallia County is a township in Gallia County, Ohio, with 5,357 residents.
When was Green Township, Ohio founded?
Green Township, Gallia County was settled early (Frederick Kerns built the first cabin, on what is now the Warren Hulbert farm); incorporated 1809-06-12. Founders on record: Set off from Gallipolis Township; first settler Frederick Kerns. Source
What ZIP code is Green Township, Ohio?
Green Township, Gallia County is served by ZIP codes 45631, 45614 and 45658; 45631 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Green Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Green Township, Gallia County (Gallipolis): Groundwater wells (6 wells).
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