Local events in Seal Township, Pike County
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How Seal Township, Pike County began
Seal Township, the only township of that name in Ohio, is one of the oldest-settled parts of Pike County and holds the village of Piketon in its northwestern corner. An 1884 county history dates a subscription school there to as early as 1802-03, among the county's first. The township carries two of Pike County's National Register listings genuinely within its boundaries: Friendly Grove, the c. 1824 house Robert Lucas built near Piketon, and the Piketon Mounds, a four-mound Adena/Hopewell cemetery south of the village. The 1861 removal of the county seat from Piketon to Waverly was, by the same source's own account, "the first serious blow to the prosperity of the township."
Settled by 1802-03 (subscription school).
Where the name comes from
Not established from the sources consulted. Seal Township is recorded as one of the county's oldest-settled townships, formed in the general area covered by the original Pee Pee, Beaver, and Washington township divisions of 1814-15, but no source consulted explains where its own name comes from.
Before the town
The Piketon Mounds, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (added May 2, 1974), lie within Seal Township at "Mound Cemetery, south of Piketon." The site holds four mounds -- three from 2 to 5 feet high, the largest 75 feet across and 25 feet high -- plus a "graded way" earthwork the Ohio Historical Society describes as a natural drainage channel; Wikipedia's article on the site attributes the mounds to the Adena culture and the graded way to Hopewell-period construction. An 1884 county history separately records an "ancient work" of two parallel earthen walls, about 100 feet apart and nearly 15 feet high, once found near Piketon and attributed by that source to a French trading post rather than to Native mound-builders -- a colonial-era structure, not a precontact one, and a distinct site from the Piketon Mounds.
Nations recorded here: Adena culture, Hopewell culture.
- Piketon Mounds (mound) — Mound Cemetery, south of Piketon, Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio, precontact, Adena and Hopewell (en.wikipedia.org)
Timeline
- — A subscription school was kept up for about three months in Seal Township, one of the earliest documented schools in Pike County; it was not until the winter of 1810-11 that a permanent log school-house was built, three miles west of Piketon.
- — The hamlet at the Chenoweths' settlement is first platted as Jefferson, for Thomas Jefferson; when Pike County is organized the next year it is renamed Piketon.
- — On May 12 Elisha Fitch and his wife Susannah deed the town plat to Eli Sargent, commissioner appointed to locate the county seat, and the deed is recorded May 17; with no public buildings yet, the first commissioners' court meets at Arthur Chenoweth's house across the river.
- — The survey of Piketon is finished September 17, and Judge Reed is credited as the first settler after it; Clark's Addition is the first addition and an Eastern Addition follows June 6, 1823.
- — Robert Lucas, later governor of Ohio and then of Iowa Territory, built the house Friendly Grove near Piketon in what is now Seal Township.
- — Seal Township has 1,875 people, and Piketon, a town of 507, has three churches (Presbyterian, Methodist and German Lutheran), four general stores, a newspaper and a fair school; the canal passing west of the river, with no bridge from Piketon to reach it, is called the town's first serious drawback.
- — The township's boundary line was changed by petition, shifting a strip near the northeast corner of section 3 (township 5, range 21) from Beaver Township to Seal.
- — Scioto Township is formed from Seal Township's territory, the main cause of the township's drop from 2,210 residents in 1850 to 1,509 in 1860.
- — The township's trustees are James Givins, Philip Buckart and S. C. Green, with A. J. Phelps as clerk and John Darnell as justice.
- — The Pike County seat moved from Piketon to Waverly; an 1884 county history calls this "the first serious blow to the prosperity of the township."
- — S. C. Green opened the "Green Quarry" in Seal Township, working the Waverly sandstone; the quarry's nine ledges of stone ranged from 12 to 24 inches thick and were used widely for building and paving.
- — The Piketon Bridge, a three-span structure over the Scioto costing up to $12,000, was completed by the Dayton Bridge Company under an 1879-80 legislative act; Hon. Isaac Austill was the first to drive across it.
- — Seal Township, with 17,854 assessed acres, is second in wealth in the county after Pee Pee Township, with total assessed property of $795,878 including the Piketon corporation; the population is 1,411 in 1880.
- — Seal Township has five school districts outside Piketon with 211 pupils and an average attendance of 175, teachers paid $35 a month, and school property valued at $2,000; trustees are J. W. Gregg, C. P. Landrum and C. A. Vallery.
- — The census counts 3,351 people in Seal Township.
Stories
The schoolmaster who believed in brute force
Seal Township's first school, probably no later than 1802 or 1803, was a subscription school kept up for about three months, and its first teachers included Shadrick Newingham. There was no schoolhouse until the winter of 1810-11, when a log house was built in the hills about three miles west of Piketon, in a forest, to serve the children and youth for six miles around. The 1884 county history says the school was opened by James McLease, of Irish descent, 'who had the idea that brute force was the true science of teaching.' By 1883 the township, outside Piketon, had five school districts with an enrollment of 211 pupils, an average attendance of 175, and teachers who earned $35 a month; the property of all five districts was valued at $2,000.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · archive.org
Historic places
2 places in Seal Township, Pike County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Friendly GroveBuilding · Piketon · listed 1970
- Address
- OH 220, E of Piketon
- Where
- Piketon, Pike County · ZIP 45690
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1970
- NRIS reference number
- 70000513
- Coordinates
- 39.06290, -82.97110
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Vanmeter Stone House and OutbuildingsBuilding · Piketon · listed 1975
- Address
- S of Piketon at jct. of U.S. 23 and OH 124
- Where
- Piketon, Pike County · ZIP 45661
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1975
- NRIS reference number
- 75001519
- Coordinates
- 39.04415, -83.02962
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
Groundwater wells (3 wells) The water here
- Waverly City37% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Piketon Village27% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Pike Water, Inc.-plant21% of residentsTeays Valley Buried Valley Aquifer (wells near Jasper)
- Ross County Water Co. Inc9% of residentsTeays Valley Aquifer (buried valley groundwater)
- Aqua Ohio - Lake White6% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Dawsons Mobile Home Park1% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Seal Township, Pike County's boundary: 1 college, 1 public school, 1 poor-rated bridge, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 1 station or terminal, 9 spill cases and 1 mound or earthwork. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Colleges (1)
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Pike County Joint Vocational School DistrictPublic career school · Piketon
- What it is
- Public career school
- City
- Piketon
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 115
- IPEDS unit ID
- 409537
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.
Public schools (1)
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Vern Riffe Career Technology CPiketon
- Address
- 175 Beaver Creek Rd, Piketon, OH 45661
- Kind (NCES)
- Career and Technical School
- Students, 2023-24
- 448
- NCES school ID
- 390513704082
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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CO Rd 54 over Meadow RunPoor · built 1981
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1981
- Length
- 12 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 385
- Coordinates
- 39.10846, -82.92474
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.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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Innovative Solutions Unlimited LlcToxics Release Inventory · Piketon
- Address
- Os Us Center 1862 Shyville Rd, Piketon, OH 45661
- County
- Pike County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 4566WNNVTVSUSUT
- EPA registry ID
- 110064445863
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Southern Wood PiedmontToxics Release Inventory · Waverly
- Address
- 279 Industrial Park Dr, Waverly, OH 45690
- County
- Pike County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45690STHRNRT220
- EPA registry ID
- 110042029177
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.
Stations and terminals (1)
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CrossroadsIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines
- What it is
- Intercity bus stop
- Operator
- Greyhound Lines
- City
- Piketon
- Coordinates
- 39.05239, -82.93643
BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.
Spills reported since 2021 (9)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-07-15 · Seal Twp
- Reported
- 2025-07-15
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 200 gallons
- Where
- Seal Twp, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2507EPA0001174
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human Reached water2025-04-30 · Piketon
- Reported
- 2025-04-30
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Largest amount reported
- 200,000 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 66 - Scioto River
- Where
- Piketon, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2504EPA0000667
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-04-17 · Seal Twp
- Reported
- 2025-04-17
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Seal Twp, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2504EPA0000583
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2024-06-24 · Seal Twp
- Reported
- 2024-06-24
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Seal Twp, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2406EPA0001059
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-05-23 · Seal Twp
- Reported
- 2024-05-23
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 200 gallons
- Where
- Seal Twp, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2405EPA0000864
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Blue Reached water2023-10-08 · Seal Twp
- Reported
- 2023-10-08
- What spilled
- Material Blue
- Reached a waterway
- 66 - Little Beaver Creek
- Where
- Seal Twp, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2310EPA0001743
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2022-06-08 · Seal Twp
- Reported
- 2022-06-08
- What spilled
- Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Largest amount reported
- 400 gallons
- Where
- Seal Twp, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2206EPA0000858
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2021-10-25 · Seal Twp
- Reported
- 2021-10-25
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling; Corrosive Liquid (Nos)
- Largest amount reported
- 10 gallons
- Where
- Seal Twp, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2110EPA0001656
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-02-26 · Piketon
- Reported
- 2026-02-26
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Piketon, Pike County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2602EPA0000251
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.
Mounds and earthworks (1)
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Piketon MoundsMound · precontact
- What it is
- Mound
- Age
- precontact, Adena and Hopewell
- Where
- Mound Cemetery, south of Piketon, Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio
- County
- Pike County
- Named in the history of
- Piketon (village), Seal Township, Pike County
- Map point
- from the site's Wikipedia article
Wikipedia article (point and source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Many mounds stand on private land; visit only those open to the public.
Source: the History records' native sites, each placed by its own Wikipedia article; sites no article places are named on the History card but not pinned.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Seal Township, Pike 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45661 Piketon | 7% | Groundwater wells (3 wells) | 3.5 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Scioto Valley Local · 3.5 stars overall | 10.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 45690 Waverly | 5% | Mostly private wells | 4.7 pCi/L average radon | Appraisal records without year built | Waverly City · 3 stars overall | 6.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Seal Township, Pike County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 3 of 3 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Issue 8: Seal Township Fire Protection | 326 | 98 | Passed (76.89% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: Iss 4-Seal Twp Fire, Rep, 0.8 mill, 5 years (0.8 mills, replacement) | 928 | 452 | Passed (67.25% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue 5: Issue 5 Seal Twp/Piketon Vill-Fire-Renewal, 0.8 mill, 5 yrs Total (0.8 mills, renewal) | 538 | 315 | Passed (63.07% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Trustee | Paul R. Goode 311, 52.27%; John Jason Foster 284, 47.73% |
| 2019-11-05 | Trustee (unofficial count) | Delbert Rigsby 418, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Fiscal Officer (unofficial count) | Randy Rider 453, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Township Trustee | Delbert H. Rigsby 684, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Township Fiscal Officer | Randy Rider 676, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
The county
Pike County: 6 ZIP codes, 14 cities, villages and townships, 24,503 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Seal Township, Ohio in?
Seal Township, Pike County is a township in Pike County, Ohio, with 1,240 residents.
When was Seal Township, Ohio founded?
Seal Township, Pike County was settled by 1802-03 (subscription school). Source
How did Seal Township, Ohio get its name?
Not established from the sources consulted.
What ZIP code is Seal Township, Ohio?
Seal Township, Pike County is served by ZIP codes 45661 and 45690; 45661 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Seal Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Seal Township, Pike County (Waverly City): Groundwater wells (3 wells).
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