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How Milan Township, Erie County began
Milan Township was organized about 1808 as Avery Township, merged for a time with Huron Township, and took its present name by 1821, some years before the village of Milan within it was platted in 1817 by Ebenezer Merry and incorporated in 1833 with a name borrowed from Milan, Italy. The township's defining 19th-century era was the Milan Canal, which opened to Lake Erie shipping on July 4, 1839 and by 1847 made Milan one of the busiest grain ports on the Great Lakes, with wagons lined up for miles waiting to unload -- a boom that ended when the canal's feeder dam failed in the 1868 flood. Before any of that, Moravian missionaries led Christian-convert Native Americans to a mission settlement called Petquotting on the township's ground, first three miles north of the future village from 1787 to 1791, then at a site within what became Milan itself from 1804 to 1808 or 1809.
Settled 1787 (Petquotting mission, first site), platted 1817 (Milan village, within the township), incorporated 1821 (township renamed Milan), by organized as Avery Township about 1808, renamed Milan Township by 1821.
Where the name comes from
The township took its present name from the village of Milan within it, which was itself named for Milan, Italy at its 1833 incorporation (it had originally been platted under the name "Beatty").
Before the town
Moravian missionaries led a group of Christian-convert Native Americans to found the mission settlement of Petquotting (also recorded as New Salem) on the township's ground about 1787, roughly three miles north of the site of the later village of Milan. Regional unrest -- the years leading into the Northwest Indian War -- forced the mission's abandonment by 1791; some of its people returned between 1804 and about 1808-09, this time resettling at a new location within what is now the village of Milan itself, on ground Ebenezer Merry would later plat as the town in 1817. No source found records a mound, trail or other Native site within the township beyond the two Petquotting locations.
- Petquotting / New Salem (first mission site) (village) — about 3 miles north of present Milan village, 1787-1791 (en.wikipedia.org)
- Petquotting (resettled mission site) (village) — within present Milan village, 1804-1808/09 (en.wikipedia.org)
Timeline
- — Moravian missionaries founded the mission settlement of Petquotting about three miles north of the future village of Milan.
- — The Petquotting mission was abandoned amid regional unrest.
- — Some of the mission's people returned, resettling at a new site within what is now the village of Milan, until about 1808 or 1809.
- — The township was organized as Avery Township.
- — Ebenezer Merry platted the village of Milan (originally called Beatty) on the site of the resettled Petquotting mission, and dammed the Huron River to build Merry's Mills, a gristmill and sawmill.
- — The township took the name Milan Township.
- — The village of Milan was incorporated, named for Milan, Italy, and construction began on the Milan Canal.
- — The Milan Canal opened to Lake Erie navigation.
- — Milan reached its peak as a Great Lakes grain-shipping port, with wagons of grain lining up for miles to unload; Thomas Edison was born in the village this same year, on February 11.
- — The canal's feeder dam failed in a flood, permanently ending Milan's direct lake connection.
- — The Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Stories
A missionary village, twice
Long before Ebenezer Merry platted his townsite, the ground that became Milan had already been settled and abandoned once by outsiders. Around 1787, Moravian missionaries led a band of Christian-convert Native Americans to a mission they called Petquotting, three miles north of where the village would eventually stand; regional violence in the years before the Northwest Indian War forced them out by 1791. Some of that same community returned between 1804 and about 1808 or 1809, but this time resettled closer in -- on ground that lay within the future village itself, the same land Merry surveyed into town lots in 1817. The overlap is easy to miss in a town now remembered mainly for a canal boom and a famous native son, but it means Milan's townsite carries two distinct chapters of Ohio's Moravian Indian mission history, one right on top of where its streets were eventually laid.
Photographs
Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
1 place in Milan Township, Erie County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Abbott-Page HouseBuilding · Milan · listed 1975
- Address
- 2.5 mi. NE of Milan on Mason Rd.
- Where
- Milan, Erie County · ZIP 44839
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1975
- NRIS reference number
- 75001383
- Coordinates
- 41.33655, -82.58339
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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
Mostly private wells The water here
- Milan Village59% of residentsLake Erie (Sandusky Bay backup intake)
- Huron City29% of residentsLake Erie
- Norwalk City10% of residentsHuron River / East Branch Huron River (via Upper, Memorial, and Lower Reservoirs)
- Erie Co. Huron East District2% of residentsLake Erie
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Milan Township, Erie County's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 1 college, 1 power plant, 2 public schools, 1 museum, 2 public charging sites, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 10 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Milan Township Fire Department Station 2Milan
- Address
- 12707 State Highway 13, Milan, OH 44846
- Coordinates
- 41.31216, -82.60626
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Colleges (1)
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EHOVE Career CenterPublic career school · Milan
- What it is
- Public career school
- City
- Milan
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 512
- IPEDS unit ID
- 202657
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.
Power plants (1)
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Renewable Energy Services of OhioBiomass · 2 MW
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Main source
- Biomass
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Bio-Gas Technologies LTD
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Milan, Erie County
- Generating units
- 2
- Built
- 2010 (first unit); newest unit 2014
- EIA plant code
- 57249
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.
Public schools (2)
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Edison High School3.5 of 5 stars · Milan
- Address
- 2603 State Route 113 E, Milan, OH 44846
- School district
- Berlin-Milan Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 381
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 21.21
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 82.4%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 99%
- Ohio building IRN
- 010041
- NCES school ID
- 390467802653
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ehove Career CenterMilan
- Address
- 316 Mason Rd W, Milan, OH 44846
- Kind (NCES)
- Career and Technical School
- Students, 2023-24
- 700
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 10
- NCES school ID
- 390510204063
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.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Thomas Edison Birthplace MuseumMuseum · Milan
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Milan
- Coordinates
- 41.30695, -82.59742
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.
Public EV charging (2)
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Motel 6Milan
- Address
- 11406 Highway 250 N, Milan, OH 44846
- Plugs
- NEMA 5-20
- Network
- Non-Networked
- Hours
- 24 hours daily; Drivers must bring their own J1772 cordset for Level 1 charging
- Price
- Free
- Phone
- 419-499-8001
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Motel 6 - Tesla Destination4 Level 2 · Milan
- Address
- 11406 U.S. 250 N, Milan, OH 44846
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- Tesla (NACS)
- Network
- Tesla Destination
- Phone
- 877-798-3752
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)
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Certainteed Llc (0322000017)Toxics Release Inventory · Milan
- Address
- 11519 State Route 250N, Milan, OH 44846
- County
- Erie County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44846CRTNT11519
- EPA registry ID
- 110064190325
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 (10)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-10-16 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2025-10-16
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 75 gallons
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2510EPA0001713
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-03-29 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2025-03-29
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 40 gallons
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000457
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-02-04 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2025-02-04
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S); Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 15 gallons
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000149
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-01-06 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2025-01-06
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 60 gallons
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2501EPA0000016
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2024-09-06 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2024-09-06
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S); Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2409EPA0001535
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2023-03-24 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2023-03-24
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2303EPA0000432
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2022-02-08 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2022-02-08
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2202EPA0000149
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle Reached water2026-08-13 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2026-08-13
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Largest amount reported
- 2 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 22 - Lake Erie
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2608EPA0001496
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Undetermined / Other2026-07-06 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2026-07-06
- What spilled
- Material Undetermined / Other
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001226
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Asphalt / Bitumen2026-02-12 · Milan Twp
- Reported
- 2026-02-12
- What spilled
- Asphalt / Bitumen
- Where
- Milan Twp, Erie County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2602EPA0000159
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 Milan Township, Erie 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 Milan Township, Erie County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | 23: 23 Local Liquor Option Election - Milan Township #1 | 147 | 20 | Passed (88.02% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | 24: 24 Local Liquor Option Election - Milan Township #2 | 260 | 87 | Passed (74.93% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee | Michael S. Kegarise 523, 35.48%; Gerald Nickoli 428, 29.04%; Mike Shover 523, 35.48% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Daniel Frederick 678, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Zachary J. Rospert 732, 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, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-06-10
The county
Erie County: 7 ZIP codes, 15 cities, villages and townships, 78,997 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Milan Township, Ohio in?
Milan Township, Erie County is a township in Erie County, Ohio, with 2,583 residents.
When was Milan Township, Ohio founded?
Milan Township, Erie County was settled 1787 (Petquotting mission, first site); laid out 1817 (Milan village, within the township); incorporated 1821 (township renamed Milan). Founders on record: organized as Avery Township about 1808, renamed Milan Township by 1821. Source
How did Milan Township, Ohio get its name?
The township took its present name from the village of Milan within it, which was itself named for Milan, Italy at its 1833 incorporation (it had originally been platted under the name "Beatty"). Source
What ZIP code is Milan Township, Ohio?
Milan Township, Erie County is served by ZIP codes 44846 and 44839; 44846 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Milan Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Milan Township, Erie County (Milan Village): Mostly private wells.
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