Local events in Jackson Township, Guernsey County
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Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Jackson Township, Guernsey County began
Jackson Township, second from the western and southern lines of Guernsey County, was organized in June 1824 and named for General Andrew Jackson. Settlers were here earlier, when the land lay in Buffalo Township: the Shriver family came in 1809, and when the Weirs family arrived in 1816 there were twelve houses in what is now the township. Wills Creek runs north through it, and after about 1866 its hills of coal and the railroad built in the 1870s made it a mining district centered on Byesville, the township's only platted village until Midway in 1904. County tradition places a Native town, called Old Town, just above Byesville.
Settled 1809 (Adam Shriver's family), incorporated June 1824, by organized by the Guernsey County commissioners.
Where the name comes from
Named for General Andrew Jackson, who later became the seventh President of the United States.
Before the town
Guernsey County oral and written tradition places one of the region's Native towns, 'Old Town,' just above Byesville, which lies within this township — making it the site specific to Jackson Township named in available sources. The township as a whole was within the range of Delaware, Shawnee, Seneca and Mingo people who fished and lived along Wills Creek and its tributaries before the 1830s removals; no other village, trail, or mound specific to the township was found.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Shawnee, Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).
- Old Town (village) — above (near) Byesville, Jackson Township, pre-1800s, recorded in 19th-century county history (ohiogenealogy.org)
Timeline
- — The Shriver family left Pennsylvania and settled in what is now Jackson Township, then part of Buffalo Township; Elijah Shriver, born there in 1810, was among the first children born in the county.
- — Benjamin Weirs's family came from Harrison County, Virginia; there were then only twelve houses in the township as later bounded.
- — David Williams, a Scottish weaver, came with his brother-in-law Robert Nicholson and paid for his 120-acre farm with weaving done for neighbors.
- — Jackson Township was organized and named for Andrew Jackson.
- — The township had 1,155 residents; in 1880 it had 1,140.
- — Byesville, within the township, was platted by/for Jonathan Bye, owner of a local mill.
- — The old Central mine opened near Byesville, the village's first coal mine; six men lost their lives in it.
- — Byesville was incorporated as a village.
- — Andrew W. Nicholson's 400 acres, two or three miles south of Cambridge, yielded from 500,000 to a million bushels of coal, mined on royalty by the Ohio Coal Company.
- — Mike Stifka platted Midway on October 31, on lot 35 in Jackson Township.
Stories
A township named for a future president
Jackson Township was organized in 1824, while Andrew Jackson was still a senator and general rather than president — Ohioans across the state named townships for him in these years in anticipation of, and later in celebration of, his rise to the presidency in 1828. The township's own story is largely that of Byesville, the coal-mining village platted within it in 1856, though the southern edge of the county seat, Cambridge, also falls within its northern boundary.
Jonathan Bye's mill and boats
Byesville is named for Jonathan Bye, a man of Quaker parentage who owned the land where it stands. He built the flouring mill long known as Bye's Mill and kept a country store beside it. To sell his surplus flour he built flatboats and keelboats and floated them down Wills Creek to markets on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and he built boats for the Ohio Canal as well; one, the Maria Bye, named for his daughter, worked the canal for years. Bye left Guernsey County in the 1850s for Sterling, Illinois, where he built large mills that failed. The 1911 history adds that his old mill in Byesville was later destroyed by fire.
The man said to have lived 124 years
In 1837 William Rainey Sr. left Washington County, Pennsylvania, for Jackson Township with his wife's stepfather, Andrew Whittier, and the family built a rough cabin on lots 28 and 29 of the military lands. The 1882 county history, repeated in 1911, says Whittier was born in Germany in 1716, came to Baltimore before the Revolution when only a few cabins stood there, and died at the age of 124. No other source was found to test the claim, and a birth year of 1716 would put him past 120 when the family moved to Ohio. Rainey died in 1880 at 84, and his son William Jr. was still farming the home place in 1882.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · ohiogenealogy.org · archive.org · archive.org · ohiogenealogyexpress.com · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org · archive.org
Water
local wells (mine-pool/groundwater under influence of surface water) The water here
- Byesville85% of residentslocal wells (mine-pool/groundwater under influence of surface water)
- Cambridge, City Of14% of residentsWills Creek via Cambridge Reservoir + Wills Creek direct intake
- Western Guernsey Regional Water District1% of residentsWills Creek via Cambridge Reservoir + Wills Creek direct intake
- Guernsey Co. Water Dept.0% of residentsWills Creek via Cambridge Reservoir + Wills Creek direct intake
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Jackson Township, Guernsey County's boundary: 1 high-hazard dam, 3 public schools, 2 Superfund sites, 4 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 9 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
High-hazard dams (1)
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Indian Lakes Rec. Area Lower Lake Dam PoorTributary To Wills Creek · condition: poor
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Poor (assessed 06/27/2023)
- River or stream
- Tributary To Wills Creek
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 19 ft
- Storage
- 133 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1962
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Guernsey County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Byesville
- Last inspection
- 11/15/2022
- Emergency action plan
- No
- NID ID
- OH00051
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (3)
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Brook Intermediate SchoolByesville
- Address
- 58601 Marietta Rd, Byesville, OH 43723
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 341
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 17
- NCES school ID
- 390473002831
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Meadowbrook High School4 of 5 stars · Byesville
- Address
- 58615 Marietta Rd, Byesville, OH 43723
- School district
- Rolling Hills Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 426
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 28.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 75%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 023960
- NCES school ID
- 390473002835
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Meadowbrook Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Byesville
- Address
- 58607 Marietta Rd, Byesville, OH 43723
- School district
- Rolling Hills Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 334
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 17
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 68.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 085084
- NCES school ID
- 390473004166
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.
Superfund sites (2)
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Fultz Landfill NPLSuperfund, NPL · Jackson Township
- Address
- Co Rd 52, Jackson Township, OH 43723
- County
- Guernsey County
- Status
- On the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHD980794630
- EPA registry ID
- 110060846599
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Shieldalloy Metallurgical CorporationSuperfund program · Cambridge
- Address
- State Route 209 South, Cambridge, OH 43725
- County
- Guernsey County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHD042319244
- EPA registry ID
- 110071101468
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 (4)
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Amg Vanadium IncToxics Release Inventory · Cambridge
- Address
- 60790 Southgate Rd, Cambridge, OH 43725
- County
- Guernsey County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 43725SHLDLSTATE
- EPA registry ID
- 110000591583
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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John Maneely Co - Seminole Tubular ProdToxics Release Inventory · Cambridge
- Address
- 9208 Jeffrey Dr, Cambridge, OH 43725
- County
- Guernsey County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4372WJHNMN928JE
- EPA registry ID
- 110004635413
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Monogram Metals, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Byesville
- Address
- 60800 Leyshon Dr, Byesville, OH 43723
- County
- Guernsey County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 43723MNGRM60800
- EPA registry ID
- 110004694545
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Picoma Industries-A Division of Zekelman IndustriesToxics Release Inventory · Cambridge
- Address
- 9208 Jeffrey Dr, Cambridge, OH 43725
- County
- Guernsey County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 43725JHNMN928JE
- EPA registry ID
- 110037071968
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 (9)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-02-12 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2025-02-12
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000184
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified)2024-05-21 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2024-05-21
- What spilled
- Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified)
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2405EPA0000849
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Crude2023-10-16 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2023-10-16
- What spilled
- Oil Crude
- Largest amount reported
- 4,200 gallons
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2310EPA0001782
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-08-26 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2023-08-26
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2308EPA0001494
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-08-08 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2023-08-08
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2308EPA0001366
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Detergent Nos (Not Specified)2023-07-29 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2023-07-29
- What spilled
- Detergent Nos (Not Specified)
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2307EPA0001292
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-05-14 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2021-05-14
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2105EPA0000672
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sulfur (S)2021-04-13 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2021-04-13
- What spilled
- Sulfur (S)
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2104EPA0000513
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Undetermined / Other2026-09-03 · Jackson Twp
- Reported
- 2026-09-03
- What spilled
- Material Undetermined / Other
- Where
- Jackson Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2609EPA0001644
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 Jackson Township, Guernsey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43723 Jackson Township and Byesville | 53% | local wells (mine-pool/groundwater under influence of surface water) | 6.3 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Rolling Hills Local · 3.5 stars overall | 7.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43780 Richland Township and Senecaville | 3% | Mostly private wells | 3.2 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Rolling Hills Local · 3.5 stars overall | 9.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43725 Cambridge | 3% | Wills Creek, impounded in the Cambridge (Wills Creek) Reservoir northwest of the city, with a supplemental direct Wills Creek intake | 6.7 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Cambridge City · 2.5 stars overall | 7.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Jackson Township, Guernsey County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Jackson Township Fire (Excluding Byesville and Cambridge) | 597 | 208 | Passed (74.16% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Trustee | James Rick Dybendal 266, 22.04%; Charlie Mallett 278, 23.03%; Donald J Marlatt 326, 27.01%; Rusty D. Winland 337, 27.92% |
| 2024-03-19 | B Central Comm Dem | Ron Gombeda 28, 100.0% |
| 2024-03-19 | A Central Comm Rep | Darrel Fawcett 67, 55.37%; Randy Van Kirk 54, 44.63% |
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Dennis J. Gibbs 172, 12.82%; Ron Gombeda 455, 33.9%; Tom Kenworthy 164, 12.22%; Donald J. Marlatt 392, 29.21%; Glen Underwood 159, 11.85% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Donna J. Hurd 1,015, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | B Central Committee Member (REP) | No Candidate Filed 0 |
| 2020-03-17 | B Central Committee Member (DEM) | Johnna Bamfield 40, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | A Central Committee Member (REP) | Darrel Fawcett 99, 100.0% |
| 2020-03-17 | A Central Committee Member (DEM) | No Candidate Filed 0 |
| 2016-11-08 | Additional Road Improvement Levy | FOR THE (TAX) 476, 47.18%; AGAINST THE (TAX) 533, 52.82% |
| 2016-03-15 | B Central Committee Member (REP) | No Valid Petition Filed 0 |
| 2016-03-15 | B Central Committee Member (DEM) | Dave Gombeda 84, 100.0% |
| 2016-03-15 | A Central Committee Member (REP) | No Valid Petition Filed 0 |
| 2016-03-15 | A Central Committee Member (DEM) | No Valid Petition Filed 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.
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2025-06-10
The county
Guernsey County: 14 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 39,085 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Jackson Township, Ohio in?
Jackson Township, Guernsey County is a township in Guernsey County, Ohio, with 3,104 residents.
When was Jackson Township, Ohio founded?
Jackson Township, Guernsey County was settled 1809 (Adam Shriver's family); incorporated June 1824. Founders on record: organized by the Guernsey County commissioners. Source
How did Jackson Township, Ohio get its name?
Named for General Andrew Jackson, who later became the seventh President of the United States. Source
What ZIP code is Jackson Township, Ohio?
Jackson Township, Guernsey County is served by ZIP codes 43723, 43780 and 43725; 43723 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Jackson Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Jackson Township, Guernsey County (Byesville): local wells (mine-pool/groundwater under influence of surface water).
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