Local events in Madison Township, Scioto County
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How Madison Township, Scioto County began
Madison Township, in the northeastern corner of Scioto County, was settled as early as 1797 and formally organized in 1810, taking its name from President James Madison. It never grew an incorporated town of its own; instead the township scattered into small farming-and-postal hamlets, several founded by identifiable immigrant families — Scottish settlers Laughlin and Margaret Noble founded Nairn around 1850, naming it for Margaret's hometown in Scotland — nearly all of which lost their post offices by the early 1900s and are remembered today only in local ghost-town records. Minford, straddling the Harrison Township line, and Mule Town in the southwest are its modern population centers. Its 2020 population was 3,887.
Settled 1797, incorporated 1810, by named for President James Madison.
Where the name comes from
Named after James Madison, the fourth U.S. president; it is one of twenty Madison Townships in Ohio.
Before the town
No Native site or event specific to Madison Township was found in the sources consulted.
Timeline
- — Settlement begins in what becomes Madison Township.
- — Madison Township is formally organized and named for President James Madison.
- — The township supports one horse-powered gristmill and two tanyards.
- — Lyons Dodge begins operating mills around what becomes the hamlet of Dodge Corners.
- — Scottish immigrants Laughlin and Margaret Noble found Nairn, naming it for Margaret's hometown in Scotland; its post office runs until 1902.
- — Civil War veteran Francis M. Keller becomes first postmaster of Massie, a farming hamlet on Buckhorn Creek; the post office operates until 1904.
- — Hamilton Church, a Free Will Baptist congregation, is built at Myrtle on the Jackson County line.
Stories
A Scottish namesake on the Scioto County line
Sometime around 1850, Scottish immigrants Laughlin and Margaret Noble settled in Madison Township and gave their new hamlet a name from home: Nairn, after Margaret's own town on Scotland's Moray Firth. The post office they helped establish ran for more than half a century, until 1902, longer than most of the township's small hamlets managed — Brushy Fork's office lasted a decade, Ryon's twelve years, Lois's more than twenty — before rural free delivery and consolidating farms emptied them out one by one. Nothing incorporated ever grew at Nairn; like nearly every other named place in Madison Township, it survives now only as a name on old maps and in local ghost-town records, one Scottish farm family's small act of homesickness outlasting the settlement itself.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · ohioghosttowns.wordpress.com · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Scioto Water Inc.-rose Hill71% of residentsPurchased: Scioto Co. Regional Water Dist. #1 (Teays Valley Aquifer)
- Northwest Regional Water District16% of residentsTeays Valley Aquifer (wells near SR 348)
- Scioto Co. Regional Water District #110% of residentsTeays Valley Aquifer (wells near SR 348)
- Beaver2% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Scioto Water, Inc.-davis Camp1% of residentsTeays Valley Aquifer (wells near SR 348)
- Jackson Co. Water Company-wtp1% of residentsTeays River Buried Valley Aquifer (own wells)
- Portsmouth City0% of residentsOhio River
- Hecla Water Association0% of residentsOhio River
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Madison Township, Scioto County's boundary: 1 public school, 1 poor-rated bridge and 3 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Public schools (1)
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Minford High School3 of 5 stars · Minford
- Address
- 491 Bond Rd, Minford, OH 45653
- School district
- Minford Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 362
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 17
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 68.6%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 95%
- Ohio building IRN
- 025080
- NCES school ID
- 390496203649
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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Piketon Road over Piketon Rd (mcconnel Ck)Poor · built 1954
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1954
- Length
- 21 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,691
- Coordinates
- 38.88778, -82.86972
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (3)
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Bentonite / Drilling Mud Reached water2023-03-17 · Franklin Twp
- Reported
- 2023-03-17
- What spilled
- Bentonite / Drilling Mud
- Largest amount reported
- 150 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Franklin Twp, Harrison County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2303EPA0000397
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Asphalt / Bitumen Reached water2021-08-02 · Madison Twp
- Reported
- 2021-08-02
- What spilled
- Asphalt / Bitumen
- Reached a waterway
- 73 - Blue Run
- Where
- Madison Twp, Scioto County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2108EPA0001171
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human Reached water2021-05-15 · Madison Twp
- Reported
- 2021-05-15
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Madison Twp, Scioto County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2105EPA0000677
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 Madison Township, Scioto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45653 Madison Township and Minford | 68% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Median year built 1972 | Minford Local · 3 stars overall | 1.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45648 Valley Township and Lucasville | 9% | Mostly private wells | 3.5 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1970 | Valley Local · 3.5 stars overall | 7.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45613 Marion Township and Beaver | 4% | Mostly private wells | 3.5 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Eastern Local · 3 stars overall | 1.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45682 Bloom Township and South Webster | 1% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Median year built 1962 | Bloom-Vernon Local · 4.5 stars overall | 4.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Madison Township, Scioto County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 2 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 2 of 2.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-19 | Issue: Property Tax (Replacement - 0.5 Mills) - Madison Township (0.5 mills, replacement) | 416 | 290 | Passed (58.92% for), unofficial |
| 2024-03-19 | Issue: Property Tax (Replacement - 1 Mills) - Madison Township (1.0 mills, replacement) | 440 | 270 | Passed (61.97% for), unofficial |
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: Madison Twp EMS | 1,013 | 378 | Passed (72.83% for) |
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: Madison Twp Fire | 1,001 | 401 | Passed (71.4% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Township TRUSTEE | Donald Lambert 887, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township FISCAL OFFICER | Ryan Stockham 918, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee (unofficial count) | Bobby Burchett 126, 8.1%; Steven Noel 307, 19.73%; Chris Rase 433, 27.83%; Roy Twinam 164, 10.54%; Leroy A. Wells 97, 6.23%; Tim Wheeler 429, 27.57% |
| 2017-11-07 | Township Trustee (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Jim Preston 475, 35.34%; John Raby 341, 25.37%; Chris Rase 528, 39.29% |
| 2015-11-03 | Township Trustee | Donald R. Lambert Jr 457, 49.89%; Greg Shirey II 459, 50.11% |
| 2015-11-03 | Township Fiscal Officer | Jackie Noel 749, 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 2026-05-26
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-09-03
The county
Scioto County: 15 ZIP codes, 24 cities, villages and townships, 75,725 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Madison Township, Ohio in?
Madison Township, Scioto County is a township in Scioto County, Ohio, with 3,872 residents.
When was Madison Township, Ohio founded?
Madison Township, Scioto County was settled 1797; incorporated 1810. Founders on record: named for President James Madison. Source
How did Madison Township, Ohio get its name?
Named after James Madison, the fourth U.S. president; it is one of twenty Madison Townships in Ohio. Source
What ZIP code is Madison Township, Ohio?
Madison Township, Scioto County is served by ZIP codes 45653, 45648 and 45613; 45653 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Madison Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Madison Township, Scioto County (Scioto Water Inc.-rose Hill): Mostly private wells.
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