Springfield Township, Jefferson County
Township · Jefferson County · 1,025 residents
Local events in Springfield Township, Jefferson County
Nothing is posted for Springfield Township itself yet; here is what is on within 20 miles. All local events in Springfield Township, Jefferson County
Know a calendar we should watch? Send the link
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Springfield Township, Jefferson County began
Springfield Township covers about 30 square miles in western Jefferson County, having originally been divided among several earlier townships before taking its present configuration. Solomon Miller, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, was the first settler in 1800, followed by Stewart McClave in 1801 and a further wave of families through 1806. William Kelley operated salt works near Nebo from 1831 to about 1850, drawing on the township's coal, limestone, sandstone and salt deposits. The township's main village, Amsterdam, was laid out in 1828 and is described separately; during the Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raiders passed through the township, entering at East Springfield and proceeding down Yellow Creek without destroying property.
Settled 1800 (Solomon Miller), platted 1828 (Amsterdam), incorporated organization date not found in sources reviewed, by Jefferson County Commissioners.
Where the name comes from
Name origin not stated in the source consulted; Springfield is one of the most common Ohio township names, typically describing a spring-fed field or meadow.
Before the town
No source reviewed records a specific Native American village, mound or documented encounter within Springfield Township. The township's first settler arrived in 1800, five years after the Treaty of Greenville (1795) opened the region to settlement.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Shawnee, Wyandot.
Timeline
- — Solomon Miller, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, becomes the township's first settler.
- — Stewart McClave settles in the township.
- — Circle Green Methodist Episcopal Church is organized by Rev. William Knox.
- — The village of Amsterdam is laid out.
- — William Kelley begins operating salt works near Nebo, continuing production until about 1850.
- — Amsterdam's Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches are both organized.
- — Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raiders pass through the township during Morgan's Raid, entering at East Springfield, marching down Yellow Creek, and camping overnight at the hamlet of Nebo (later renamed Bergholz) before resuming toward Salineville the next morning without destroying property.
- — Phillip Burgett and John Lucker, out hunting, discover a salt spring and boil about three bushels of salt -- reportedly the first salt ever made on Yellow Creek -- launching a salt-making industry that remained the township's principal business for decades.
Stories
Morgan's Raiders pass through without a fight
In 1863, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led his cavalry on the northernmost Confederate raid of the Civil War, sweeping through Indiana and Ohio ahead of pursuing Union forces. When the raiders entered Springfield Township at East Springfield and rode down along Yellow Creek, the county history notes almost matter-of-factly that they proceeded through 'without destroying property' -- a notably restrained passage compared to the raid's reputation elsewhere for looting and destruction, and perhaps a sign that by this stage of their long flight across Ohio, speed mattered more to Morgan's exhausted column than plunder. The raid ended within days in Morgan's capture farther east, but the memory of Confederate cavalry riding down a Jefferson County creek bottom stayed a fixed point in the township's local history for generations after.
Local history sources: ohiogenealogyexpress.com · archive.org · archive.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- HCWSD - Germano Water and Sewer86% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Jefferson Co. W and S District- A14% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Springfield Township, Jefferson County's boundary: 1 public school, 2 poor-rated bridges, 20 shale and injection wells and 3 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Public schools (1)
-
John E Gregg Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Bergholz
- Address
- 212 County Road 75a, Bergholz, OH 43908
- School district
- Edison Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 372
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 19
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 85.6%
- Ohio building IRN
- 018374
- NCES school ID
- 390477902989
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)
-
SR 164 over Elkhorn CreekPoor · built 1958
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1958
- Length
- 40 ft
- Owner
- State
- Vehicles a day
- 2,291
- Coordinates
- 40.50998, -80.89567
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
-
SR 43 over Goose CreekPoor · 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
- 30 ft
- Owner
- State
- Vehicles a day
- 2,111
- Coordinates
- 40.46060, -80.91955
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.
Shale and injection wells (20)
-
Booth 23-11-4 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205410000
- Coordinates
- 40.44445, -80.93342
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Bsa Jn Spr 10HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209030000
- Coordinates
- 40.44815, -80.90250
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Bsa Jn Spr 210HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209040000
- Coordinates
- 40.44821, -80.90250
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Bsa Jn Spr 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209010000
- Coordinates
- 40.44804, -80.90250
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Bsa Jn Spr 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081209020000
- Coordinates
- 40.44810, -80.90250
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Cain 16-12-4 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205140000
- Coordinates
- 40.52075, -80.91677
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Cain South 16-12-4 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205200000
- Coordinates
- 40.52061, -80.91681
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Ciacci 22-11-4 1HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205440000
- Coordinates
- 40.43538, -80.93829
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Ciacci 22-11-4 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205450000
- Coordinates
- 40.43534, -80.93816
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Gnd Trust 2-12-4 10HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205810000
- Coordinates
- 40.48301, -80.87001
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Gnd Trust 2-12-4 1HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208500000
- Coordinates
- 40.48295, -80.87023
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Gnd Trust 2-12-4 205HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208490000
- Coordinates
- 40.48294, -80.87001
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Gnd Trust 2-12-4 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208510000
- Coordinates
- 40.48295, -80.87016
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Gnd Trust 2-12-4 5HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208520000
- Coordinates
- 40.48294, -80.87009
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Mccoy 17-11-4 10HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208470000
- Coordinates
- 40.44502, -80.92080
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Mccoy 17-11-4 3HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205380000
- Coordinates
- 40.44507, -80.92087
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Mccoy 17-11-4 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081208480000
- Coordinates
- 40.44497, -80.92082
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Mccoy 17-11-4 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081206620000
- Coordinates
- 40.44492, -80.92085
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Vahalik 18-11-4 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205170000
- Coordinates
- 40.46625, -80.90908
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
-
Vahalik 18-11-4 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Jefferson County
- API well number
- 34081205120100
- Coordinates
- 40.46620, -80.90903
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The point is the surface well head (the pad); a horizontal well runs a mile or more underground from it.
Source: ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources well inventory (September 2026): drilled Utica, Marcellus and horizontal wells and Class II injection wells not plugged. Older vertical wells are on the full map.
Spills reported since 2021 (3)
-
Sewage Sludge / Biosolids2024-04-14 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2024-04-14
- What spilled
- Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Jefferson County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2404EPA0000618
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
-
Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2023-05-11 · Salem Twp
- Reported
- 2023-05-11
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Largest amount reported
- 5,040 gallons
- Where
- Salem Twp, Jefferson County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2305EPA0000768
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
-
Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-06-09 · Springfield Twp
- Reported
- 2021-06-09
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Springfield Twp, Carroll County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2106EPA0000817
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, Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43903 Loudon Township and Amsterdam | 29% | Mostly private wells | 9.9 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1956 | Edison Local · 4 stars overall | 5.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43908 Bergholz | 27% | Mostly private wells | 10.7 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1963 | Edison Local · 4 stars overall | 1.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43910 Wayne Township and Bloomingdale | 3% | Mostly private wells | 6.4 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1972 | Indian Creek Local · 3.5 stars overall | 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43925 Salem Township and East Springfield | 1% | Mostly private wells | Too few radon tests | Median year built 1952 | Edison Local · 4 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Springfield Township, Jefferson County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2019: 4 of 4 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue 27: SPRINGFIELD UNINCORP ROAD 2mills (2.0 mills) | 337 | 185 | Passed (64.56% for), unofficial |
| 2024-11-05 | Issue 28: SPRINGFIELD UNINCORP FIRE 1 mills (1.0 mills) | 368 | 152 | Passed (70.77% for), unofficial |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue 4: Springfield Twp (Unincorp)-Ren'l-Fire | 198 | 51 | Passed (79.52% for), unofficial |
| 2019-11-05 | Issue 5: Springfield Twp (Unincorp)-Ren'l-Roads | 179 | 64 | Passed (73.66% for), unofficial |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Tom Roudebush 204, 36.17%; Bill Stewart 360, 63.83% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Tracey L. Matta 496, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Trustee | Jason Champion 173, 23.57%; Donna Dailey 126, 17.17%; Tom Roudebush 86, 11.72%; David Schultz 153, 20.84%; Tim Sutton 196, 26.7% |
| 2019-11-05 | Trustee (unofficial count) | Bill Stewart 416, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Fiscal Officer (unofficial count) | Tracey L. Matta 429, 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, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-06-09
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-11-07
The county
Jefferson County: 21 ZIP codes, 33 cities, villages and townships, 67,859 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Springfield Township, Ohio in?
Springfield Township, Jefferson County is a township in Jefferson County, Ohio, with 1,025 residents.
When was Springfield Township, Ohio founded?
Springfield Township, Jefferson County was settled 1800 (Solomon Miller); laid out 1828 (Amsterdam); incorporated organization date not found in sources reviewed. Founders on record: Jefferson County Commissioners. Source
How did Springfield Township, Ohio get its name?
Name origin not stated in the source consulted; Springfield is one of the most common Ohio township names, typically describing a spring-fed field or meadow. Source
What ZIP code is Springfield Township, Ohio?
Springfield Township, Jefferson County is served by ZIP codes 43903, 43908 and 43910; 43903 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Springfield Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Springfield Township, Jefferson County (HCWSD - Germano Water and Sewer): Mostly private wells.
Cite this page
Cite this page as:
Cracked Buckeye, "Springfield Township, Jefferson County", https://crackedbuckeye.com/place/springfield-township-jefferson-county/, built 2026-10-31, accessed [date].
How to cite · Report a correction · Built 2026-10-31
