Local events in Southington Township, Trumbull County
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How Southington Township, Trumbull County began
Southington Township, in western Trumbull County, is best documented today through its former high school: attorney Newton Chalker, born in Southington in 1842, funded a consolidated high school and library after township voters approved school consolidation on October 10, 1905; the resulting Chalker High School, designed by architect Alfred Dole, opened with fanfare on August 22, 1907, alongside a Civil War monument and park Chalker also funded in 1910. No source we consulted gives the township's own founding date, first settler or the origin of its name.
Where the name comes from
No source consulted explains the origin of the name Southington; it is plausibly connected to Southington, Connecticut, in keeping with the Western Reserve's pattern of transplanted Connecticut names, but no source we found confirms it.
Before the town
No Native village, camp or treaty event specific to Southington Township is recorded in the sources we reviewed. The township lies in western Trumbull County within the wider region the county's 1882 history describes as Delaware-occupied hunting ground used seasonally by Seneca and Mingo bands through the 1700s, but no source found names a site inside the township's present boundaries.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Seneca, Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).
Timeline
- — Newton Chalker, later the township's benefactor, is born in Southington.
- — Southington Township voters approve consolidating their schools into a single high school and elementary school, funded in part by Chalker.
- — Chalker High School and an adjoining elementary school are built, designed by architect Alfred Dole at a cost between $20,000 and $30,000.
- — Chalker High School opens to considerable local fanfare.
- — A Civil War monument and park, also funded by Chalker, are added between the high school and elementary school buildings.
- — The former Chalker High School building and its Civil War monument are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- — The vacant Southington Township School, having served as the township's high school and elementary school from 1907, closes.
- — The National Register listing is expanded to include the former elementary school building after later additions are removed.
Stories
One attorney's gift, a century of schooling
Newton Chalker, born in Southington Township in 1842, left the township a legacy few small Trumbull County communities can match: after voters approved consolidating their scattered district schools on October 10, 1905, Chalker's donation funded a proper high school and library, designed by architect Alfred Dole and built between mid-1906 and August 1907 at a cost of twenty to thirty thousand dollars -- real money for a rural township at the time. The high school opened to considerable local fanfare on August 22, 1907, and Chalker was not finished giving: in 1910 he funded a Civil War monument and small park set between the high school and its companion elementary building. The school Chalker's money built served Southington Township's children for over a century, closing only in 2011, and the building -- along with his Civil War monument -- was added to the National Register of Historic Places that same year, with the elementary school itself folded into the listing the following year.
Photographs
Photo: Randall Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
3 places in Southington Township, Trumbull County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Chalker High SchoolBuilding · Southington · listed 2011
- Address
- 4432 OH 305
- Where
- Southington, Trumbull County · ZIP 44470
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 2011
- NRIS reference number
- 10001214
- Coordinates
- 41.31062, -80.95898
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Harshman, Charles, HouseBuilding · Southington Township · listed 1983
- Address
- 3932 Painesville-Warren State Rd., NW
- Where
- Southington Township, Trumbull County · ZIP 44470
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1983
- NRIS reference number
- 83002062
- Coordinates
- 41.32662, -80.94413
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Southington Township School (Boundary Increase)Building · Southington · listed 2012
- Address
- 4432 OH 305
- Where
- Southington, Trumbull County · ZIP 44470
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 2012
- NRIS reference number
- 12000464
- Coordinates
- 41.30860, -80.95743
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
- West Farmington Village32% of residentsEast Branch Mahoning River
- Lordstown Village30% of residentsMeander Creek Reservoir (via MVSD, blended w/ Mosquito Lake)
- Plalan Lake Water Assoc.20% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Warren City7% of residentsMosquito Creek Lake (Mosquito Creek Reservoir)
- Trumbull Co. - Bazetta/champion6% of residentsMosquito Creek Lake (Mosquito Creek Reservoir)
- Nelson Ledges Estates MHP3% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Pleasant Park Mobile Court1% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Belle Acres Mobile Home Park0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Southington Township, Trumbull County's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 3 public schools, 2 poor-rated bridges and 4 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Southington Volunteer Fire DepartmentSouthington
- Address
- 4361 State Highway 305, Southington, OH 44470
- Coordinates
- 41.30820, -80.95503
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 (3)
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Chalker High School3.5 of 5 stars · Southington
- Address
- 2482 State Route 534, Southington, OH 44470
- School district
- Southington Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 111
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 10
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 79.3%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 92.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 005777
- NCES school ID
- 390502303882
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Southington Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Southington
- Address
- 2482 State Route 534, Southington, OH 44470
- School district
- Southington Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 195
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 11
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 80.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 035238
- NCES school ID
- 390502303883
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Southington Middle School4.5 of 5 stars · Southington
- Address
- 2482 State Route 534, Southington, OH 44470
- School district
- Southington Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 107
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 81.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 098566
- NCES school ID
- 390502304355
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 (2)
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County Road 213 over StreamPoor · built 1990
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Culvert
- Built
- 1990
- Length
- 7 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 181
- Coordinates
- 41.33578, -80.91530
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Township Road 104 over Mud RunPoor · built 1990
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Culvert
- Built
- 1990
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 260
- Coordinates
- 41.33931, -80.91843
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (4)
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Chemical(S) Unk2024-06-26 · Southington Twp
- Reported
- 2024-06-26
- What spilled
- Chemical(S) Unk
- Where
- Southington Twp, Trumbull County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2406EPA0001069
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2023-08-13 · Southington Twp
- Reported
- 2023-08-13
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Reached a waterway
- 78 - Mud Run
- Where
- Southington Twp, Trumbull County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2308EPA0001394
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Sludge / Biosolids Reached water2023-03-09 · Southington Twp
- Reported
- 2023-03-09
- What spilled
- Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Southington Twp, Trumbull County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2303EPA0000361
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2023-02-15 · Southington Twp
- Reported
- 2023-02-15
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- Southington Twp, Trumbull County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2302EPA0000241
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 Southington Township, Trumbull 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44470 Southington Township and Southington | 85% | Mostly private wells | 2.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1966 | Southington Local · 3.5 stars overall | 4.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44491 Farmington Township and West Farmington | 11% | Mostly private wells | 2.8 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1977 | Bristol Local · 4 stars overall | 8.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44481 Lordstown and Warren | 2% | Mostly private wells | 3.5 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1973 | Lordstown Local · 3.5 stars overall | 2.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Southington Township, Trumbull County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee | CHARLES HAGMAN | 12/31/2027 | 3967 PAINESVILLE WARREN RD, SOUTHINGTON, OH 44470 | |
| Trustee | CINDY SPEAKER | 12/31/2029 | 3144 STATE RD NW, WARREN, OH 44481 | |
| Trustee | CHARLES J. VANEK, III | 12/31/2029 | 4800 HERNER COUNTY LINE RD, SOUTHINGTON, OH 44470 | |
| Fiscal officer | MICHELLE HALL | 3/31/2028 | 3191 PHALANX MILLS HERNER RD, SOUTHINGTON, OH 44470 |
Roster as of 2026-08-24: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 1 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 2.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Southington Twp Fire & EMS Additional 1.9 mills continuing period of time (1.9 mills, additional) | 1,008 | 774 | Passed (56.57% for), unofficial |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Southington Twp Fire & EMS Additional 7 mills continuing (7.0 mills, additional) | 531 | 758 | Failed (41.19% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: Local Option Southington Twp Pct C Sunday | 507 | 161 | Passed (75.9% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Township Trustees | Cindy Speaker 251, 50.5%; Charles J. Vanek, III 240, 48.29%; Write-In: Owen Richard Chambers 4, 0.8%; Not Assigned 2, 0.4% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Trustee | Charles Hagman 881, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Fiscal Officer | Michelle Hall 905, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustees | Cindy Speaker 164, 51.57%; Daniel L. Tietz 154, 48.43% |
| 2019-11-06 | Twp Trustee | Marlene E. Russomanno 352, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-06 | Twp Fiscal Officer | Michelle Hall 356, 100.0% |
| 2017-11-07 | Trustee | Speaker, Cindy 480, 46.69%; Tietz, Daniel L. 548, 53.31% |
| 2015-11-03 | Trustee | Plott, Sam 885, 100.0% |
| 2015-11-03 | Fiscal Officer | Hall, Shelly 805, 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.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2026-05-19
The county
Trumbull County: 25 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 194,818 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Southington Township, Ohio in?
Southington Township, Trumbull County is a township in Trumbull County, Ohio, with 3,731 residents.
What ZIP code is Southington Township, Ohio?
Southington Township, Trumbull County is served by ZIP codes 44470 and 44491; 44470 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Southington Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Southington Township, Trumbull County (West Farmington Village): Mostly private wells.
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