Local events in Huntington Township, Lorain County
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How Huntington Township, Lorain County began
Huntington Township was established in 1822 and named for Huntington, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the birthplace of John Laborie, son-in-law of pioneer proprietor Joseph Sage, who led the first settler party into the township in 1818. It remains entirely rural, with no incorporated municipality inside its roughly 26 square miles. The township is the birthplace of Myron T. Herrick, who became Ohio's 42nd governor. It had 1,361 residents at the 2020 census.
Settled 1818 (Joseph Sage and his son-in-law John Laborie's party reach the township; the Laborie family moves into its finished log house on April 13), incorporated 1822, by Joseph Sage.
Where the name comes from
The township is named after Huntington, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the birthplace of John Laborie, son-in-law of pioneer landowner Joseph Sage and leader of the 1818 settler party.
Before the town
The 1879 county history records that 'scattering members of the Wyandot and Seneca Indians were frequent in this vicinity when the settlement was made,' coming only during the hunting season and making their home farther west; they took their final departure from the township around 1828. No named village, trail, mound or other specific site within the township is documented in the sources consulted.
Nations recorded here: Wyandot, Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).
Timeline
- — Joseph Sage's party -- including son-in-law John Laborie, his wife and two children, four young men and a hired man -- leaves Connecticut by sleigh for the Huntington township lands, a journey made largely on lake and river ice through one of the coldest winters on record.
- — The Laborie family moves into its finished log house on lot nineteen, tract two, on April 13, without floor, door, windows or chimney for several more weeks; provisions run so short that spring that the family subsists for three weeks on bran and cornmeal mixed with water.
- — Enos Tillotson, son of Daniel and Mrs. Tillotson, becomes the first white child born in the township.
- — Isaac Sage's family arrives and is welcomed with a pot-pie made of young bear meat; later that summer and fall the families of Oliver and Benjamin Rising and Daniel Tillotson follow.
- — Reuel Lang builds the first framed dwelling, and Benjamin Rising becomes the first manufacturer, turning wooden bowls on a lathe worked by a foot treadle and spring pole.
- — The Medina County commissioners incorporate the township as Huntington, with the territory that became Rochester included; the first election is held on the first Monday of September.
- — Joseph Sage, Henry K. Ferris and Benjamin Banning are elected trustees, Isaac Sage clerk and David E. Hickox treasurer; Sage is soon elected the first justice of the peace.
- — Wyandot and Seneca families, who had come seasonally to hunt in the township since before its settlement, make their final departure.
- — Myron T. Herrick, later the 42nd governor of Ohio (1904-1906) and ambassador to France, is born in Huntington Township.
- — Huntington holds a home-coming attended by nearly 1,000 people on the grounds of the central school, a building of more than $12,000 put up a few years earlier; Herrick speaks, the Kelsey Band plays, and a centennial for 1918 is planned.
- — Census records 1,361 residents; the township contains no incorporated municipality.
Stories
Bran bread and dry leaves for beds
Joseph Sage's settler party left Connecticut by sleigh on February 12, 1818, in weather the county history called 'the coldest known' -- snow drifted to the chamber windows at Buffalo and had not melted in seventeen days. They reached Hudson, in Portage County, four weeks later, delayed further when John Laborie's wife fell too ill to travel. Arriving at last in Huntington township, the family lived first in a chimneyless, doorless log house another settler had built, its logs unchinked so that 'the clouds of snow which the furious March winds sent whirling through the air' blew straight through. They moved into their own log house on April 13, but left it without a floor for weeks so the men could get a field ready for planting, sleeping on dry leaves in place of straw. When Joseph Sage traveled to Worthington, near Columbus, to buy livestock that May and was delayed, the family's food ran out except for cornmeal and wheat bran, which they mixed with water and baked into loaves for three weeks until fresh supplies finally arrived. The nearest store, gristmill, post office or blacksmith was in Wooster, in Wayne County.
A bowl lathe and a bear pot-pie
The second Sage family reached Huntington on 20 June 1818, and the settlers marked the day with a pot-pie made from the meat of a young bear. By that fall Oliver Rising, Benjamin Rising and Daniel Tillotson had come, and Reuel Lang had raised the first framed dwelling. Benjamin Rising became the township's first manufacturer. As J. B. Lang remembered it, his shop was a lathe turned by a spring pole overhead: a bark rope ran from a long pole around the wooden mandrel to a treadle below, so that treading spun the block two or three times and the pole springing back spun it back, ready for the next cut of the gouge. He used it to turn wooden bowls.
Huntington's home-coming of 1915
On Tuesday 10 August 1915 nearly a thousand people, among them families of the first settlers who had moved away, came back to Huntington for a basket dinner on the grounds of the central school. The main speaker was Myron T. Herrick, born in the township in 1854, who had been Ohio's governor and was a former ambassador to France; he spoke of the cultured men from the East, such as the Rev. Ansel Clark of the Congregational church, who set the standards of his boyhood. The Kelsey Band, said to be older than the oldest settler's memory, played, the Huntington Giants played Nova on the ball field, and the day ended with plans for a centennial in 1918. The 1916 county historian noted that the township, like many rural communities, had seen larger places gain from the drift to the city.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · archive.org
Historic places
19 places in Huntington Township, Lorain County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Allen, Darlon, HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003877
- Coordinates
- 41.11286, -82.21997
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Baker, O. T., HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003878
- Coordinates
- 41.10732, -82.24512
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Baptist Parsonage, OldBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003890
- Coordinates
- 41.10328, -82.24385
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Chapman, John A., HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003879
- Coordinates
- 41.11575, -82.21931
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Clark, Ansel, HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003880
- Coordinates
- 41.12038, -82.21999
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Clark, Whitney, HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003881
- Coordinates
- 41.11651, -82.21992
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Gregg HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003882
- Coordinates
- 41.10110, -82.22047
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Huntington GrangeBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington at jct. of OH 58 and 162, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003884
- Coordinates
- 41.10097, -82.21975
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Huntington Inn, OldBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington at jct. of OH 58 and 162, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003891
- Coordinates
- 41.10110, -82.22047
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Huntington Public SchoolBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington at jct. of OH 58 and 162, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003885
- Coordinates
- 41.10021, -82.21956
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Huntington Township HallBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003886
- Coordinates
- 41.09966, -82.21978
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Methodist Parsonage, OldBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003892
- Coordinates
- 41.10599, -82.24378
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Nimocks HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003888
- Coordinates
- 41.09291, -82.21990
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Nooney, William , HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003889
- Coordinates
- 41.10779, -82.24369
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Sage HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003893
- Coordinates
- 41.10656, -82.21985
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United Church of HuntingtonBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003895
- Coordinates
- 41.10543, -82.21959
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Wadsworth, Benjamin, HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003896
- Coordinates
- 41.13588, -82.21968
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West HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44880
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003897
- Coordinates
- 41.08714, -82.22039
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Wilber, J. B., HouseBuilding · Wellington · listed 1979
- Address
- S of Wellington on OH 58, Huntington Township
- Where
- Wellington, Lorain County · ZIP 44090
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79003898
- Coordinates
- 41.12994, -82.21957
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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.
Water
Lake Erie, drawn through two separate offshore intakes serving the Lake Road filtration plant The water here
- Rural Lorain Co. Water A58% of residentsMostly Lake Erie (bought from Avon Lake); some New London Reservoir and Ashland wells
- Wellington Village32% of residentsCharlemont Creek, via Wellington Upground Reservoir
- New London Village6% of residentsBuck Creek, impounded in New London's upground reservoir
- Medina Co/northwest2% of residentsLake Erie
- Spencer, Village Of2% of residentsLake Erie
- Pheasant Run Association1% of residentsLake Erie
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Huntington Township, Lorain County's boundary: 1 spill case. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Spills reported since 2021 (1)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-11-06 · Huntington Twp
- Reported
- 2022-11-06
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Huntington Twp, Lorain County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2211EPA0001652
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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 Huntington Township, Lorain County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
Local government
Who holds office in Huntington Township, Lorain County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Township Trustee | Jed Lamb 249, 41.16%; Walter C. Rollin 212, 35.04%; Christine Novak 144, 23.8% |
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 2024-12-17
The county
Lorain County: 15 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 304,042 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Huntington Township, Ohio in?
Huntington Township, Lorain County is a township in Lorain County, Ohio, with 1,361 residents.
When was Huntington Township, Ohio founded?
Huntington Township, Lorain County was settled 1818 (Joseph Sage and his son-in-law John Laborie's party reach the township; the Laborie family moves into its finished log house on April 13); incorporated 1822. Founders on record: Joseph Sage. Source
How did Huntington Township, Ohio get its name?
The township is named after Huntington, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the birthplace of John Laborie, son-in-law of pioneer landowner Joseph Sage and leader of the 1818 settler party. Source
What ZIP code is Huntington Township, Ohio?
Huntington Township, Lorain County is served by ZIP codes 44090, 44880, 44851 and 44275; 44090 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Huntington Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Huntington Township, Lorain County (Rural Lorain Co. Water A): Lake Erie, drawn through two separate offshore intakes serving the Lake Road filtration plant.
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