Local events in Marion Township, Hardin County
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How Marion Township, Hardin County began
Marion Township, in western Hardin County, is named for Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion. Sources differ on its start: Wikipedia gives 1856 for its organization, while the county's 1883 history records the first township election in the spring of 1836, among about a dozen voters. Settlement began in the 1830s, with Irish, Virginian, and Canadian families clearing farms around a stretch of Scioto Marsh near Huntersville. Two villages grew up along later railroads within the township, Alger (laid out 1882 as 'Jagger', renamed for U.S. Secretary of War Russell A. Alger, incorporated 1896) and McGuffey (laid out 1890, named for landowner John McGuffey, incorporated 1896), the latter becoming a nationally known center of onion farming after the marsh was drained. The township remains rural farmland today, population 998.
Settled 1833, incorporated 1856 (Wikipedia; the 1883 county history records a first township election in spring 1836), by organized as a township; named for Gen. Francis Marion.
Where the name comes from
Named for Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War 'Swamp Fox' officer; one of twelve Marion Townships in Ohio.
Before the town
No Native American village, mound, or trail specific to Marion Township is documented in the sources checked. The township includes part of the Scioto Marsh, a large wetland along the upper Scioto River that was drained for farmland beginning in the 1860s; wetlands of this kind were used seasonally by Native peoples in the region for hunting and gathering, but no source found here places a named site or settlement in Marion Township itself. At the county level, Hardin County lay within lands used by the Wyandot and Shawnee, with a documented trail (today's County Road 265) linking Wyandot villages at Upper Sandusky to Shawnee towns to the southwest.
Timeline
- — Mathew Dolson, from Canada, settles near Huntersville, among the earliest arrivals in what becomes Marion Township.
- — Irish immigrants Isaac McElhaney and John McClure settle on opposite halves of Section 10; McClure remains 49 years. Sampson Shadley, from Virginia, settles north of the marsh near Huntersville.
- — The township's first election is held in spring, with about a dozen voters participating; Samuel Kirkland, elected the previous spring, serves as the first Justice of the Peace.
- — Joshua Ford builds a horse-powered grist mill, one of the first mills in the township.
- — A Presbyterian church is organized in the township with James M. Nelson as its first elder; Methodist Episcopal classes had already formed by 1840.
- — Marion Township is organized as a civil township, named for Francis Marion.
- — Elias Jagger lays out the village of Jagger along the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad; it is later renamed Alger for Russell A. Alger, U.S. Secretary of War.
- — The village of McGuffey is laid out, named for landowner John McGuffey, who donated land for a railroad depot in exchange for the naming right.
- — Both Alger and McGuffey are incorporated as villages.
Stories
The marsh that grew onions
John McGuffey first tried draining a corner of the Scioto Marsh in the 1860s, but it took a larger, more determined drainage effort by others arriving in the 1880s to turn the swamp into farmland. Over several decades, thousands of acres of the marsh's black, spongy soil were brought into cultivation, and the village that took McGuffey's name, laid out in 1890 where he had donated land for a rail depot, became the shipping point for what it grew. By the turn of the twentieth century through just after World War II, the reclaimed marshland was nationally known for onions, along with potatoes, celery, asparagus, hemp, and mint, and McGuffey's Great Onion Strike of 1934 is still marked with a historical sign in the village today. What had been unusable wetland when the township's first settlers arrived in the 1830s became, within two generations, some of the most intensively farmed ground in Ohio.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · ohiogenealogyexpress.com · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · hmdb.org · hmdb.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Alger Village76% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Ada Village22% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Hillcrest Estates Mobile Home Court1% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Sun Valley Family Campground0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Mcguffey Village0% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Green Meadow MHP-hancock Co0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Marion Township, Hardin County's boundary: 1 power plant and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Power plants (1)
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Hardin Solar Energy LLC 100 MW or moreSolar · 150 MW
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Main source
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Dominion Renewable Energy
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Alger, Hardin County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2021
- EIA plant code
- 63029
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
Spills reported since 2021 (2)
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Manure Dairy2022-07-26 · Marion Twp
- Reported
- 2022-07-26
- What spilled
- Manure Dairy
- Where
- Marion Twp, Hardin County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2207EPA0001138
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Manure Dairy Reached water2022-07-26 · Marion Twp
- Reported
- 2022-07-26
- What spilled
- Manure Dairy
- Reached a waterway
- 33 - Scioto River
- Where
- Marion Twp, Hardin County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2207EPA0001135
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 Marion Township, Hardin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45812 Alger | 44% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Median year built 1974 | Upper Scioto Valley Local · 3.5 stars overall | 15% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45810 Ada | 2% | Groundwater wells (3 wells) | 4.5 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1974 | Ada Exempted Village · 4 stars overall | 0.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45850 Auglaize Township and Harrod | 1% | Mostly private wells | 4.1 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Allen East Local · 3 stars overall | 5.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Marion Township, Hardin County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: 13. Marion Township Fire | 482 | 195 | Passed (71.2% for), unofficial |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee | Kyle A. Long 176, 29.14%; Paul Osborne 192, 31.79%; Jeff N. Thompson 236, 39.07% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Robert J. Underwood 272, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Brice S. Beaman 258, 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 2026-06-23
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-08-08
The county
Hardin County: 10 ZIP codes, 23 cities, villages and townships, 31,735 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Marion Township, Ohio in?
Marion Township, Hardin County is a township in Hardin County, Ohio, with 998 residents.
When was Marion Township, Ohio founded?
Marion Township, Hardin County was settled 1833; incorporated 1856 (Wikipedia; the 1883 county history records a first township election in spring 1836). Founders on record: organized as a township; named for Gen. Francis Marion. Source
How did Marion Township, Ohio get its name?
Named for Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War 'Swamp Fox' officer; one of twelve Marion Townships in Ohio. Source
What ZIP code is Marion Township, Ohio?
Marion Township, Hardin County is served by ZIP codes 45812 and 45810; 45812 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Marion Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Marion Township, Hardin County (Alger Village): Mostly private wells.
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