Local events in Spring Creek Township, Miami County
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How Spring Creek Township, Miami County began
Spring Creek (Springcreek) Township lies in the northern part of Miami County, its western portion now largely occupied by the city of Piqua. John Hilliard, arriving from New Jersey by way of West Virginia and Hamilton County on April 4, 1797, was its first permanent white settler. The township was organized in 1814 and named for its Spring Creek. Its most significant historic site is the African Jackson Cemetery, north of Piqua, the last physical remnant of Rossville, a settlement founded in the late 1840s by more than 300 formerly enslaved people freed under the will of Virginia planter John Randolph of Roanoke.
Settled 1797, incorporated 1814 (township organized), by John Hilliard.
Where the name comes from
The township was named for Spring Creek, the stream that drains it.
Before the town
The township community of Shawaneetown, laid out before 1840, was named for the Shawnee, who camped there before white settlement; this is the clearest site-specific Native reference found for the township. The 1880 county history also records that the Dillbone family was killed in fall 1812 in what it terms 'Indian conflicts' tied to the War of 1812 frontier violence, without further detail on which nation was involved. The broader record in the Great Miami and Stillwater valleys includes the Shawnee, Miami and Wyandot presence and the treaty history that removed them.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee.
- Shawaneetown (other) — Spring Creek Township, Miami County, pre-1840 naming, referencing earlier Shawnee encampment (thetroyhistoricalsociety.org)
Timeline
- — John Hilliard, from New Jersey by way of West Virginia and Hamilton County, became the township's first permanent settler on April 4, arriving with four sons and two daughters.
- — James T. McKinney built a grist mill ('corn-cracker') on Spring Creek.
- — The Dillbone family, settlers since 1804-1805, were killed in what the 1880 county history describes as Indian conflict violence tied to the War of 1812.
- — Spring Creek Township was organized and named for its Spring Creek.
- — Samuel Wiley built the township's first saw mill.
- — Rossville, a settlement of more than 300 people freed under the will of Virginia planter John Randolph of Roanoke, was founded near Piqua in what is now Springcreek Township.
- — The African Jackson Cemetery, north of Piqua on Zimmerlin Road, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 16.
Stories
Rossville and the African Jackson Cemetery
In the late 1840s, more than 300 formerly enslaved people arrived north of Piqua after being freed under the will of Virginia planter John Randolph of Roanoke. They settled in a community that became known as Rossville, one of several Ohio settlements founded by freedpeople Randolph's will had provided for. Little of Rossville survives today; its clearest physical trace is the African Jackson Cemetery on Zimmerlin Road in Springcreek Township, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as one of the last extant remnants of the settlement. Broken and toppled headstones there, documented in Wikimedia Commons photographs, mark the graves of the community's founders and their descendants.
A camp remembered in a town's name
The township hamlet of Shawaneetown, laid out before 1840, took its name from the Shawnee, who had camped on the site before white settlement reached the area. By the 1870s the settlement had grown enough to support a furniture factory run by the Cron brothers, employing about 100 workers, a scale of industry unusual for a small Miami County crossroads and a sign of how quickly the township's farmland economy diversified after the Civil War.
Photographs
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matthew Peek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · thetroyhistoricalsociety.org · en.wikipedia.org · miamivalleytoday.com · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Historic places
2 places in Spring Creek Township, Miami County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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African Jackson CemeterySite · Piqua · listed 1982
- Address
- N of Piqua on Zimmerlin Rd.
- Where
- Piqua, Miami County · ZIP 45356
- What it is
- Site
- Listed on the National Register
- 1982
- NRIS reference number
- 82001475
- Coordinates
- 40.15716, -84.23517
National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map
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Rial, York, HouseBuilding · Piqua · listed 1986
- Address
- McFarland St.
- Where
- Piqua, Miami County · ZIP 45356
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1986
- NRIS reference number
- 86002620
- Coordinates
- 40.15638, -84.23661
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
Piqua draws surface water from the Great Miami River and its historic hydraulic-canal lakes, supplemented by a gravel-pit reservoir, per federal intake records The water here
- Piqua City100% of residentsGreat Miami River + Ernst Gravel Pit + Swift Run Lake (hydraulic system)
- Country Meadows Condo.0% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Spring Creek Township, Miami County's boundary: 1 public school, 2 poor-rated bridges, 1 museum, 3 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 1 spill case. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Public schools (1)
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Springcreek Primary Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Piqua
- Address
- 145 E Us Route 36, Piqua, OH 45356
- School district
- Piqua City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 488
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 26
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 61.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 035428
- NCES school ID
- 390446401528
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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Piqua-Lockington over Miami RiverPoor · built 1972
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1972
- Length
- 68 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 1,373
- Coordinates
- 40.18880, -84.23391
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Snodgrass over Spring CreekPoor · built 1961
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1961
- Length
- 13 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 485
- Coordinates
- 40.17624, -84.14160
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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Rossville Museum And Cultural CenterMuseum · Piqua
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Piqua
- Coordinates
- 40.15655, -84.23670
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 (3)
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Copperweld Miami DivisionToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
- Address
- 9054 North County Road 25A, Piqua, OH 45356
- County
- Miami County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45356MMNDS9054N
- EPA registry ID
- 110000911684
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Idc SpringToxics Release Inventory · Piqua
- Address
- 9200 N Country Club Road, Piqua, OH 45356
- County
- Miami County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4535WDCSPR92NCU
- EPA registry ID
- 110071731844
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Polysource, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Piqua
- Address
- 555 E. Statler Rd., Piqua, OH 45356
- County
- Miami County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 4535WPLYSR555ES
- EPA registry ID
- 110024890199
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 (1)
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Material Undetermined / Other2026-04-12 · Springcreek Twp
- Reported
- 2026-04-12
- What spilled
- Material Undetermined / Other
- Where
- Springcreek Twp, Miami County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2604EPA0000618
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 Spring Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45356 Piqua | 9% | Piqua draws surface water from the Great Miami River and its historic hydraulic-canal lakes, supplemented by a gravel-pit reservoir, per federal intake records | 5.9 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1950 | Piqua City · 4 stars overall | 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Spring Creek 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.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Issue: Springcreek Township Levy (Renewal) | 377 | 67 | Passed (84.91% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee | Mike Havenar 302, 55.72%; Thomas W. Hill 240, 44.28% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Douglas DeWeese 385, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Thomas W. Hil 366, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Robert A. Black 369, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
The county
Miami County: 12 ZIP codes, 24 cities, villages and townships, 106,010 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Spring Creek Township, Ohio in?
Spring Creek Township, Miami County is a township in Miami County, Ohio, with 2,138 residents.
When was Spring Creek Township, Ohio founded?
Spring Creek Township, Miami County was settled 1797; incorporated 1814 (township organized). Founders on record: John Hilliard. Source
How did Spring Creek Township, Ohio get its name?
The township was named for Spring Creek, the stream that drains it. Source
What ZIP code is Spring Creek Township, Ohio?
Most of Spring Creek Township, Miami County is in ZIP code 45356.
Where does Spring Creek Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Spring Creek Township, Miami County (Piqua City): Piqua draws surface water from the Great Miami River and its historic hydraulic-canal lakes, supplemented by a gravel-pit reservoir, per federal intake records.
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