Local events in Springfield Township, Clark County
Springfield Township itself has 2 events posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 10 miles. All local events in Springfield Township, Clark County
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How Springfield Township, Clark County began
Springfield Township occupies the geographical center of Clark County and was formally erected by the county commissioners on June 2, 1818, absorbing land earlier attached from Greene County. Most of its area is now taken up by the city of Springfield, but the surrounding rural sections were settled from about 1801 to 1806 by families from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky, who cleared farms, built tanneries and a flouring mill on Beaver Creek, and organized country churches such as the Lagonda United Brethren Church (1845) and the undenominational Union Meeting-House (1831). This page covers the township's rural history distinct from the city of Springfield itself, which has its own page.
Settled 1801-1802, incorporated 1818, by County Commissioners John Black, James Foley and John Heaton, erected June 2, 1818.
Where the name comes from
Named for Springfield, the county seat that sits at its center; no separate origin story for the township name beyond the city's own is recorded in the sources checked.
Before the town
No mound, village, or treaty site specific to the township's rural sections was found in the sources checked; its own 1881 township history opens with the arrival of settlers around 1801-1802 without describing prior Native use of the specific land, though it notes trade in furs and pelts between settlers and 'the settlements and Indian villages' generally in this part of the county in that period. The wider area was Shawnee, Wyandot, Lenape, Mingo and Miami territory before the 1795 Treaty of Greenville; the nearest named Native site is Old Piqua, the Shawnee town on the Mad River north of Enon in Bethel Township (see the county file).
Timeline
- — Simon Kenton, John Humphreys and six other families from Kentucky settle north of Springfield and Kenton builds a log grist mill, 18 by 18 feet, on Buck Creek at what becomes Lagonda; it is the village's first building (the county history gives 1799 or 1800).
- — First rural settlers arrive in the township's outlying sections, including Peter Sintz (Section 23), James and John Reid (Section 10), and Cooper Ludlow, who opens a tannery three miles west of Springfield.
- — Robert Renick is elected Justice of the Peace for the township area on April 7, the earliest recorded township election on file at Urbana, before Clark County itself existed.
- — Several families settle within a single year, including John Dugan, Francis and Isabel Best, John and Jane Snodgrass, the Hatfield family, and Andrew Benson.
- — John Foster builds the original mill on Beaver Creek at the site of Junction Mills, and operates it during and after the War of 1812; John Buckles later runs a flour mill and still there.
- — The April township election, with 313 electors, sees Nathaniel Pinckard elected Justice of the Peace; his election is contested at Samuel Simonton's house on April 30 and the contest fails.
- — Kenton sells the Lagonda mill property to William Ward on July 29; Ward sells it on December 5 to William Beesly and Nicholas Prickett, who add a saw mill with a churn driven by the saw frame.
- — Luke Byrd, a Baptist preacher of excellent repute, settles in the eastern part; he dies on August 31, 1823 aged fifty-five. Andrew Pinneo, a Vermont War of 1812 veteran, settles in Section 8.
- — Springfield Township is formally erected by the Clark County Commissioners on June 2, with boundaries bordering Moorefield, Harmony, Green, Mad River, Bethel and German townships; a fractional township from Greene County is attached to it the same year.
- — The first election for township officers after the erection of Clark County is held on April 6, with John Reid, Thomas Patton and Jonah Baldwin chosen trustees.
- — In April the electors vote to divide the township into school districts, and the trustees draw six districts on April 21; the first runs west of Mad River.
- — On August 23 the trustees contract with A. D. Merriness to build a bridge on the road from Springfield to Peter Sintz's, over a branch of Buck Creek.
- — A subscription is raised (beginning February 1827) and a deed executed (February 25, 1831) for the undenominational Union Meeting-House on Section 6, built by Free-Will Baptists and citizens of several denominations on the old Columbus road six miles northeast of Springfield.
- — The Lagonda United Brethren Church society organizes on February 11, electing Adam Shuey, William T. Hough and Daniel Berger as trustees, and later builds Newcomer's Chapel near the village of Lagonda.
Stories
A meeting-house for everyone
In February 1827, a group of Free-Will Baptists who had been meeting at James Donnels's house in neighboring Harmony Township began raising money to build a church of their own in the northeastern part of Springfield Township. Rather than build a Baptist-only building, they were joined by neighbors of several religious persuasions and agreed to raise an undenominational meeting-house, free to any congregation. The deed, signed February 25, 1831, put the land in the names of three trustees representing the community broadly, not one church. The subscription list that survives shows how a frontier township actually raised a building fund: cash was scarce, so neighbors paid in what they had, twenty bushels of corn from John Bishop, twelve gallons of whiskey from George Wolfe, fifteen lights of window sash from four different men, a month of a boy's labor from Susan Longbrake, hauling and lime and hats and carding-and-fulling work standing in for money. The Union Meeting-House on Section 6, on the old Columbus road six miles northeast of Springfield, stood as a product of that shared, barter-built effort.
Kenton's log mill at Lagonda
Simon Kenton and John Humphreys came from Kentucky about 1799 with six other families and settled north of Springfield, where the colony needed a grist mill. Kenton, doing it more to meet the little colony's need than for profit, built one on the north side of Buck Creek about forty rods east of the later Lagonda bridge: a log building 18 by 18 feet with a puncheon floor and a clapboard roof held on by weight-poles, and home-made machinery. Customers had to carry their ground flour up a ladder and bolt it themselves, turning the cloth with a winch; Caleb Tuttle, who did that work as a boy, said he remembered Kenton with no pleasure. Kenton tired of the milling business and sold out on July 29, 1814, and the new owners added a saw mill with a churn connected to the saw frame, so that the churning went on whenever the saw ran.
Local history sources: archive.org · en.wikipedia.org · clarkcountyohio.gov · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Water
Groundwater from 12 wells along Eagle City Road in the Mad River buried-valley aquifer, pumped to the adjacent treatment plant The water here
- Springfield City90% of residentsMad River Buried Valley Aquifer (12 wells)
- Clark County Northridge5% of residentsMad River Buried Valley Aquifer (12 wells)
- Enon Village1% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
- Clark County Limecrest1% of residentsMad River Buried Valley Aquifer (12 wells)
- Clark County Lawrenceville1% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Greenlawn Condos0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Chateau Estates MHP0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- North Hampton Village0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Rolling Terrace MHP0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Springfield Township, Clark County's boundary: 3 fire and EMS stations, 3 public schools, 1 private school, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 17 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (3)
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Springfield Township Fire / EMS Department Station 2Springfield
- Address
- 3430 East National Road, Springfield, OH 45505
- Coordinates
- 39.92375, -83.75075
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Springfield Township Fire / EMS Department Station 3Springfield
- Address
- 3650 West National Road, Springfield, OH 45504
- Coordinates
- 39.92611, -83.87762
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Springfield Township Fire / EMS Station 1Springfield
- Address
- 2777 Springfield Xenia Road, Springfield, OH 45506
- Coordinates
- 39.88640, -83.83881
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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Shawnee Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Springfield
- Address
- 1841 E Possum Rd, Springfield, OH 45502
- School district
- Clark-Shawnee Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 1,019
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 50
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 77.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 030593
- NCES school ID
- 390462802499
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Shawnee Middle School/High School5 of 5 stars · Springfield
- Address
- 1675 E Possum Rd, Springfield, OH 45502
- School district
- Clark-Shawnee Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 681
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 40
- Report card, 2025-26
- 5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 80.4%
- Ohio building IRN
- 021841
- NCES school ID
- 390462802502
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School2 of 5 stars · Springfield
- Address
- 2820 Hillside Ave, Springfield, OH 45503
- School district
- Springfield City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 402
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 28
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 52.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 039180
- NCES school ID
- 390448101703
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.
Private schools (1)
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Risen Christ Lutheran SchoolPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Springfield
- Address
- 41 E Possum Rd, Springfield, OH 45502
- Kind
- religious, denomination-affiliated
- Students, 2023-24
- 92
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 7
- Students per teacher
- 13.1429
- Phone
- (937) 323-3688
- NCES private school ID
- A0701819
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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Oldcastle Lawn & GardenToxics Release Inventory · Springfield
- Address
- 3815 Springfield Xenia Rd, Springfield, OH 45506
- County
- Clark County County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
- EPA program ID
- 4550WLDCST3815S
- EPA registry ID
- 110070813976
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Silfex IncToxics Release Inventory · Springfield
- Address
- 1000 Titus Rd, Springfield, OH 45502
- County
- Clark County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
- EPA program ID
- 4550WSLFXN1TITU
- EPA registry ID
- 110070595447
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 (17)
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Sewage Human2025-11-12 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2025-11-12
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2511EPA0001847
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-11-12 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2025-11-12
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 18 gallons
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2511EPA0001841
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2025-11-02 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2025-11-02
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2511EPA0001786
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Transmission / Steering Fluid2025-03-13 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2025-03-13
- What spilled
- Transmission / Steering Fluid; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Milk
- Largest amount reported
- 1,000 gallons
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000346
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-02-07 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2025-02-07
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000164
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-09-25 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2024-09-25
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2409EPA0001640
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-09-04 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2024-09-04
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Largest amount reported
- 75 gallons
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2409EPA0001516
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-08-21 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2024-08-21
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2408EPA0001444
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-06-28 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2023-06-28
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2306EPA0001063
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Undetermined / Other2023-03-04 · Springfield
- Reported
- 2023-03-04
- What spilled
- Material Undetermined / Other; Chemical(S) Unk; Polyethylene (C2H4)N
- Where
- Springfield, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2303EPA0000335
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Orange2022-06-03 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2022-06-03
- What spilled
- Material Orange
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2206EPA0000825
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Coolant Reached water2022-01-25 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2022-01-25
- What spilled
- Coolant; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 2 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 12 - Miller Creek
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2201EPA0000076
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-12-13 · Springfield
- Reported
- 2021-12-13
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Springfield, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2112EPA0001855
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-05-02 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2021-05-02
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 200 gallons
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2105EPA0000601
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human Reached water2021-01-08 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2021-01-08
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2101EPA0000029
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Water (H20)2026-05-28 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2026-05-28
- What spilled
- Water (H20)
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2605EPA0000926
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon2026-05-27 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2026-05-27
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Clark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2605EPA0000915
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 Springfield Township, Clark County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
Local government
Who holds office in Springfield Township, Clark County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 5 of 5 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP | 4,676 | 1,885 | Passed (71.27% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue 6: SPFLD Twp - EMS | 1,243 | 424 | Passed (74.57% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue 7: SPFLD Twp - Roads | 1,202 | 440 | Passed (73.2% for) |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue 8: SPFLD Twp - Fire | 1,249 | 394 | Passed (76.02% for) |
| 2018-11-06 | Issue 12: Springfield Township Ambulance | 3,989 | 1,250 | Passed (76.14% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Tim Foley 1,275, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Mark Smith 856, 55.05%; Barbara Fletcher 699, 44.95% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
The county
Clark County: 15 ZIP codes, 19 cities, villages and townships, 135,514 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Springfield Township, Ohio in?
Springfield Township, Clark County is a township in Clark County, Ohio, with 12,137 residents.
When was Springfield Township, Ohio founded?
Springfield Township, Clark County was settled 1801-1802; incorporated 1818. Founders on record: County Commissioners John Black, James Foley and John Heaton, erected June 2, 1818. Source
How did Springfield Township, Ohio get its name?
Named for Springfield, the county seat that sits at its center; no separate origin story for the township name beyond the city's own is recorded in the sources checked. Source
What ZIP code is Springfield Township, Ohio?
Springfield Township, Clark County is served by ZIP codes 45505, 45506, 45502, 45504 and 45503; 45505 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Springfield Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Springfield Township, Clark County (Springfield City): Groundwater from 12 wells along Eagle City Road in the Mad River buried-valley aquifer, pumped to the adjacent treatment plant.
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