Local events in Morgan Township, Butler County
Morgan Township itself has 6 events posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 10 miles. All local events in Morgan Township, Butler County
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How Morgan Township, Butler County began
Morgan Township was organized March 4, 1811 by Butler County commissioners James Blackburn, William Robison, and John Wingate, carved from Ross Township and named for Revolutionary War general Daniel Morgan. Sitting in the county's southwestern corner on the Indiana state line, it drew early Welsh settlers, including John Vaughan, who built the area's first brick building near Shandon in 1814-1816, and in the early 1820s it was home to a small group of settlers who gathered as Shakers before relocating to found the larger Whitewater Shaker Settlement across the line in Hamilton County. The township remains rural and lightly populated, with roughly 5,400 residents across nearly 37 square miles as of 2020.
Settled 1801 (John Vaughan's first land payment), incorporated 1811, by Butler County Commissioners James Blackburn, William Robison, and John Wingate, dividing it from Ross Township.
Where the name comes from
Morgan Township was named for General Daniel Morgan, an American Revolutionary War officer; it is one of six Morgan Townships in Ohio.
Before the town
No Native village, trail, or burial site specifically within Morgan Township was found in the sources consulted. Miami and Shawnee people were present in the Great and Little Miami valleys before the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, which cleared the way for John Vaughan and other settlers to take up land here beginning in 1801.
Timeline
- — John Vaughan, a Welsh immigrant, makes his first land payment in the area on November 8 and settles with his wife Mary Jones, initially in a log house.
- — Morgan Township is organized March 4 from Ross Township, the tenth township created in Butler County.
- — John Vaughan builds a brick house near Shandon, the first brick building in the area, with bricks fired on-site by foreman James Shaw.
- — Vaughan shelters twenty newly arrived Welsh settlers in his house over the winter.
- — A small group of southern Butler County settlers begins gathering as Shakers; three prominent Butler County families join the following year.
- — Union Village Shaker trustees purchase land to formally establish the Whitewater Shaker Settlement, which comes to hold 190 acres in Butler County alongside its larger Hamilton County tract.
- — The Vaughan house serves as the post office for Paddy's Run (later renamed Shandon), with Vaughan's son William as first postmaster.
- — The John Vaughan House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29.
Stories
A Welsh settler's brick house on the frontier
John Vaughan made his first payment on Butler County land on November 8, 1801, and for over a decade he and his wife Mary Jones lived in a simple log house near what would become Shandon while he worked to establish his farm. By 1814 he was ready to build something more permanent: a brick house, the first of its kind in the Shandon area, with the bricks fired right on the property by a foreman named James Shaw brought in from Washington County. The house was finished by 1816 and quickly became more than a family home -- Vaughan was known locally for his hospitality, and in the hard winter of 1818-1819 he took in twenty newly arrived Welsh immigrants, giving them shelter until they could establish themselves. From 1831 to 1847 the house served an official public role as well, housing the post office for the community then still called Paddy's Run, with Vaughan's own son William serving as the settlement's first postmaster.
The Shaker families of southern Butler County
In 1822, a handful of families in southern Butler County began gathering together in the distinctive worship and communal life of the Shakers, and the following year three more prominent local families joined them. Rather than build their permanent community on their original Butler County ground, the growing group affiliated with the established Shaker community at Union Village and, in 1824, trustees purchased land just across the county line in Hamilton County to found what became the Whitewater Shaker Settlement. The new community kept its roots in the area, though: at its peak it held about 190 acres back in Butler County alongside 706 acres in Hamilton County, and it grew to around 200 members across two Shaker 'families' by 1846 before entering a long decline that ended with its final land sale in December 1916. The GNIS place name 'Shaker Village' recorded in Morgan Township preserves the memory of the group's original gathering ground, even though the settlement itself grew up just over the line.
Photographs
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
3 places in Morgan Township, Butler County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Morgan Township HouseBuilding · Okeana · listed 2016
- Address
- 6464 Okeana Drewersburg Rd.
- Where
- Okeana, Butler County · ZIP 45053
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 2016
- NRIS reference number
- 16000753
- Coordinates
- 39.34622, -84.76679
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Thomas Select SchoolBuilding · Shandon · listed 1977
- Address
- 3637 Millville-Shandon Rd.
- Where
- Shandon, Butler County · ZIP 45013
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1977
- NRIS reference number
- 77001046
- Coordinates
- 39.32843, -84.71448
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Vaughan, John, HouseBuilding · Shandon · listed 1975
- Address
- 3756 Hamilton-New London Rd.
- Where
- Shandon, Butler County · ZIP 45013
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1975
- NRIS reference number
- 75001340
- Coordinates
- 39.32663, -84.70990
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
Three district wells (~1,600 gpm each) in the Great Miami buried valley, Ross Twp, southwest Butler County The water here
- Southwest Regional Water District63% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Hamilton Public Water System23% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Harrison City13% of residentsGreat Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- New Miami Village1% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Cincinnati Public Water System0% of residentsOhio River (Miller Plant, ~88%) plus Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer wells (~12%)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Morgan Township, Butler County's boundary: 2 fire and EMS stations, 1 public school, 1 poor-rated bridge, 2 museums, 1 Superfund site and 2 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (2)
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Morgan Township Fire Department Station 141Okeana
- Address
- 5654 Cincinnati - Brookville Road, Okeana, OH 45053
- Coordinates
- 39.33934, -84.74195
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Morgan Township Fire Department Station 142Shandon
- Address
- 4765 Cincinnati - Brookville Road, Shandon, OH 45063
- Coordinates
- 39.32597, -84.71434
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.
Public schools (1)
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Morgan Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Hamilton
- Address
- 3427 Chapel Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
- School district
- Ross Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 402
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 18.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 92.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 025502
- NCES school ID
- 390461402450
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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Schoenling Rd over Lees CreekPoor · built 1900
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1900
- Length
- 13 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 690
- Coordinates
- 39.31265, -84.80404
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.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)
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Morgan Township Historical SocietyHistorical society · Shandon
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Shandon
- Coordinates
- 39.32492, -84.71319
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.
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Salty Dog MuseumMuseum · Shandon
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Shandon
- Coordinates
- 39.32492, -84.71319
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.
Superfund sites (1)
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Sportsman 25 SiteSuperfund program · Okeana
- Address
- 6824 South Dwyer Road, Okeana, OH 45053
- County
- Butler County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000510068
- EPA registry ID
- 110067347874
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (2)
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Material Green2024-11-18 · Morgan Twp
- Reported
- 2024-11-18
- What spilled
- Material Green
- Where
- Morgan Twp, Butler County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2411EPA0001897
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2023-05-04 · Fairfield
- Reported
- 2023-05-04
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Fairfield, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2305EPA0000722
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 Morgan Township, Butler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45053 Morgan Township and Okeana | 97% | Three district wells (~1,600 gpm each) in the Great Miami buried valley, Ross Twp, southwest Butler County | 4.0 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1984 | Ross Local · 4.5 stars overall | 2.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45013 Hamilton | 4% | Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, drawn from 16 production wells scattered through the City of Fairfield along the Great Miami River (river-induced infiltration), treated at the plant on River Road in Fairfield | 4.4 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1962 | Hamilton City · 3.5 stars overall | 2.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Morgan Township, Butler County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township Fiscal Officer | Christina Cox | 11/2/2027 | ||
| Township Trustee | Kyle Day | 11/6/2029 | ||
| Township Trustee | Brett Updike | 11/6/2029 | ||
| Township Trustee | Tom Brucker | 11/2/2027 |
Roster as of 2026-07-27: county board of elections.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-07-31
The county
Butler County: 13 ZIP codes, 22 cities, villages and townships, 382,868 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Morgan Township, Ohio in?
Morgan Township, Butler County is a township in Butler County, Ohio, with 5,409 residents.
When was Morgan Township, Ohio founded?
Morgan Township, Butler County was settled 1801 (John Vaughan's first land payment); incorporated 1811. Founders on record: Butler County Commissioners James Blackburn, William Robison, and John Wingate, dividing it from Ross Township. Source
How did Morgan Township, Ohio get its name?
Morgan Township was named for General Daniel Morgan, an American Revolutionary War officer; it is one of six Morgan Townships in Ohio. Source
What ZIP code is Morgan Township, Ohio?
Morgan Township, Butler County is served by ZIP codes 45053 and 45013; 45053 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Morgan Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Morgan Township, Butler County (Southwest Regional Water District): Three district wells (~1,600 gpm each) in the Great Miami buried valley, Ross Twp, southwest Butler County.
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