Local events in Newberry Township, Miami County
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How Newberry Township, Miami County began
Newberry Township occupies the northwest corner of Miami County, watered by Stillwater River and Greenville Creek. Michael Ingle, a Montgomery County tanner, became its first permanent settler in 1807 at the mouth of Trotter's Creek; the date the township was organized does not appear in the records, but the county history puts it at about the same time as Newton, 1810. Daniel Wright and Jacob Ullery platted the village of Covington within the township in 1816, on ground earlier known as Friendship and Stillwater; Covington later became the township's seat of government and its largest community.
Settled 1807, platted 1810 (township); 1816 (Covington), by Michael Ingle (first settler); Daniel Wright and Jacob Ullery (Covington plat).
Where the name comes from
The township's early village went through several names before Covington: local tradition holds settlers favored 'Rowdy,' supposedly a name applied by General Anthony Wayne after an officers' celebration nearby, while other early names recorded are Friendship and Newberry; the post office was established as Stillwater in 1825 and renamed Covington in 1836.
Before the town
Covington village grew up on the site of Fort Rowdy (1793), a camp of General Anthony Wayne's army during the Northwest Indian War; a block-house was built there in 1812 by Capt. George Buchanan's company. No specific Native village, mound or treaty boundary within present Newberry Township is otherwise recorded.
- Fort Rowdy (other) — site of present Covington village, Newberry Township, 1793 (en.wikipedia.org)
Timeline
- — Fort Rowdy, a frontier stockade, stood on the ground where Covington village would later be platted.
- — A settler named McDonald, from South Carolina, built the township's first cabin on Harrison's Creek.
- — Michael Ingle, a tanner from Montgomery County, became the township's first permanent settler, homesteading at the mouth of Trotter's Creek; he stayed until his death in 1838.
- — Newberry Township is organized about this year; the county history says the date does not appear in the records but would seem to match Newton.
- — At the outbreak of the War of 1812, settlers left their clearings for places of safety, some to Montgomery County and some to Quaker friends in the Ludlow settlement.
- — Daniel Wright, in partnership with Jacob Ullery, laid out thirty-six town lots that became Covington, with Water, Main and High streets running north-south.
- — Covington incorporated as a village.
- — The village post office, established in 1825 as Stillwater, was renamed Covington.
- — The building now known as the Covington Historic Government Building was constructed at Spring and Pearl streets; it later became a local history museum.
Stories
A slow start at Stillwater
Covington's beginnings were modest. Daniel Wright and Jacob Ullery platted thirty-six lots in early 1816 on ground that had already carried the names Friendship, Newberry and, in local memory, 'Rowdy' after a celebration held there by officers under General Anthony Wayne. Growth was slow: by 1826 the platted village held only three families. A post office opened in 1825 under the name Stillwater, and it was not until 1836 that the community settled on the name Covington. The village finally incorporated in 1835, nearly two decades after its founders staked out the first lots.
Building a township's mills
Jacob Ullery built Newberry Township's first sawmill in 1815 or 1816 at the mouth of Greenville Creek. Benjamin Lehman bought the mill property in 1818 for $4,000 and put up a substantial flouring mill around 1820; John Brumbaugh acquired the operation in 1822 for $3,500 and expanded it further, part of the steady conversion of the township's forest and prairie land into farmland and industry through the 1820s.
Photographs
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · thetroyhistoricalsociety.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
1 place in Newberry Township, Miami County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Newberry Township SchoolBuilding · Bradford · listed 2012
- Address
- 4045 OH 721
- Where
- Bradford, Miami County · ZIP 45308
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 2012
- NRIS reference number
- 12000395
- Coordinates
- 40.09458, -84.42958
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
- Covington Village83% of residentsGroundwater wells (6 wells)
- Bradford Village17% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Newberry Township, Miami County's boundary: 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 museum, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 5 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Bridges rated poor (1)
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Klinger over Stillwater RiverPoor · built 1966
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1966
- Length
- 71 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 328
- Coordinates
- 40.14205, -84.35640
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 (1)
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Historical Society Of BradfordHistorical society · Bradford
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Bradford
- Coordinates
- 40.13110, -84.41373
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.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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J W Harris Co Inc Covington DivToxics Release Inventory · Covington
- Address
- 7502 W. St. Rte. 41, Covington, OH 45318
- County
- Miami County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45318NBRZC7502W
- EPA registry ID
- 110002113506
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ken-Koat IncToxics Release Inventory · Covington
- Address
- 326 St. Rt. 41, Covington, OH 45318
- County
- Miami County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
- EPA program ID
- 45318KNKTN326ST
- EPA registry ID
- 110001628329
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 (5)
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Manure Swine2022-11-09 · Newberry Twp
- Reported
- 2022-11-09
- What spilled
- Manure Swine
- Where
- Newberry Twp, Miami County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2211EPA0001666
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Manure Nos (Not Specified) Reached water2022-10-10 · Newberry Twp
- Reported
- 2022-10-10
- What spilled
- Manure Nos (Not Specified)
- Largest amount reported
- 4,000 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Newberry Twp, Miami County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2210EPA0001533
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Pcb2022-07-24 · Newberry Twp
- Reported
- 2022-07-24
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 15 gallons
- Where
- Newberry Twp, Miami County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2207EPA0001125
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2021-02-02 · Newberry Twp
- Reported
- 2021-02-02
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 35 gallons
- Where
- Newberry Twp, Miami County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000149
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-03-24 · Adams Twp
- Reported
- 2026-03-24
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 60 gallons
- Where
- Adams Twp, Darke County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000469
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 Newberry Township, Miami 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45318 Covington | 40% | Mostly private wells | 6.8 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1948 | Covington Exempted Village · 4 stars overall | 4.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45308 Bradford | 12% | Mostly private wells | 4.5 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1928 | Bradford Exempted Village · 3 stars overall | 3.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Newberry Township, Miami County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2019: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: Newberry Township Levy (Additional) | 282 | 141 | Passed (66.67% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee | George A. Furrow Jr. 753, 42.14%; Mike Maniaci 740, 41.41%; Bobby F. Johnson 294, 16.45% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | J. Jason Sargent 1,059, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Mary Beth Benedict 1,046, 100.0% |
| 2017-11-07 | Trustees (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Michael Maniaci 596, 34.37%; George A. Furrow Jr. 724, 41.75%; Darrel Blanton 414, 23.88% |
| 2017-11-07 | Fiscal Officer (unexpired) Total | Mary E. Benedict 888, 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 2025-05-29
The county
Miami County: 12 ZIP codes, 24 cities, villages and townships, 106,010 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Newberry Township, Ohio in?
Newberry Township, Miami County is a township in Miami County, Ohio, with 2,796 residents.
When was Newberry Township, Ohio founded?
Newberry Township, Miami County was settled 1807; laid out 1810 (township); 1816 (Covington). Founders on record: Michael Ingle (first settler); Daniel Wright and Jacob Ullery (Covington plat). Source
How did Newberry Township, Ohio get its name?
The township's early village went through several names before Covington: local tradition holds settlers favored 'Rowdy,' supposedly a name applied by General Anthony Wayne after an officers' celebration nearby, while other early names recorded are Friendship and Newberry; the post office was established as Stillwater in 1825 and renamed Covington in 1836. Source
What ZIP code is Newberry Township, Ohio?
Newberry Township, Miami County is served by ZIP codes 45318 and 45308; 45318 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Newberry Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Newberry Township, Miami County (Covington Village): Mostly private wells.
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