Local events in Troy Township, Geauga County
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How Troy Township, Geauga County began
Troy Township was first called Welshfield, for proprietor's agent and first settler Jacob Welsh, who arrived in the spring of 1811 to survey the township and open it to settlement on a salary from its eastern land-owners; the legislature granted a petition to rename it Troy in December 1834. Its genuine National Register listing is the Fox-Pope Farm on Rapids Road, tied to Captain John Fox, an 1819 settler, and the Pope family who later ran the township's first cheese factory; several other historic buildings in the township's shared ZIP codes actually belong to Hiram, in neighboring Portage County -- the boyhood and married home of President James A. Garfield among them. Troy is a small rural township with 2,778 residents in 2020.
Settled 1811 (Jacob Welsh, per the 1879 county history), incorporated March 6, 1820 (severed from Burton and organized as an independent township, then still named Welshfield), by Jacob Welsh, first settler and surveyor, acting as agent for proprietor David Hinckley and other land-owners.
Where the name comes from
The township was first called Welshfield, after Jacob Welsh, one of its proprietors and its first settler. In December 1834 the county commissioners granted a petition from a majority of Welshfield's electors to rename the township Troy.
Before the town
No permanent Native American village is documented within Troy Township, but the 1879 county history records that the woods along the Cuyahoga River, which crosses the township, were "a favorite cover and haunt of the natives." It also relates an oral account, attributed to "the venerable Mrs. Pike," that after the War of 1812 a small band of Native people returned under a peace treaty to their old camping grounds near the rapids (on the Troy-Hiram, Portage County border) and were ambushed and killed there by a party of settlers and former soldiers led by a Captain Mills; the source presents this explicitly as legend, states that a governor's proclamation over the killings came to nothing, and does not name the band's nation.
- Native camping ground near "the rapids" (camp) — Cuyahoga River, near the Troy Township/Hiram Township (Portage County) line, post-War of 1812 (archive.org)
Timeline
- — Jacob Welsh and his daughter leave Boston, Massachusetts, in the autumn and winter over in Burton before entering the township the following spring.
- — Jacob Welsh has the township surveyed into twenty-five one-mile-square sections by Chester Elliott of Bondstown (Hambden).
- — The high ridge along the east bank of the Cuyahoga in Troy becomes a roosting ground for passenger pigeons in numbers so vast that settlers salt and store them as a food staple for two or three years running.
- — Captain John Fox, of Chester County, Massachusetts, settles in Troy and later builds the township's only brick building, later the residence of D. L. Pope.
- — Troy (still named Welshfield) is severed from Burton by the county commissioners and organized as an independent civil township.
- — W. W. Beals builds Troy's first saw-mill.
- — The Congregational church organization is formally effected in Troy.
- — The county commissioners grant Welshfield's electors' petition to rename the township Troy.
- — U.S. Census records 2,778 residents in Troy Township.
Stories
The passenger-pigeon roost
About 1819 or 1820, the timbered ridge along the east bank of the Cuyahoga River, running the length of Troy, was taken over nightly by passenger pigeons in numbers the 1879 county history says defy description: a solid dark mass like a thunder-cloud filled the sky from mid-afternoon to twilight, the birds arriving in such weight that they broke down some of the largest trees they landed on, and their collective roar sounded like distant thunder. Settlers, for whom food was a constant concern, killed the birds by the hundreds and thousands with sticks, stones, and guns, salting them for food; the roost persisted for two or three years before the birds moved on.
Local history sources: archive.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Burton Village37% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Hiram Village37% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Garrettsville Village11% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Troy Oaks Homes6% of residentsGroundwater wells (6 wells)
- Scranton Woods2% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Nelson Ledges Estates MHP2% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
- Inn At the Pines Alf & Mc2% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Pm Estates1% of residentsGroundwater wells (4 wells)
- Homestead Manor MHP1% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Troy Township, Geauga County's boundary: 1 fire or EMS station, 1 high-hazard dam, 2 private schools, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 6 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Troy Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical ServicesBurton
- Address
- 14019 Nash Road, Burton, OH 44021
- Coordinates
- 41.38663, -81.13843
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.
High-hazard dams (1)
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Bridge Creek Dam PoorBridge Creek and Black Brook · condition: poor
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Poor (assessed 05/08/2024)
- River or stream
- Bridge Creek and Black Brook
- Purpose
- Water Supply;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 40 ft
- Storage
- 41,505 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1961
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Geauga County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Hiram Rapids
- Last inspection
- 10/05/2021
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00756
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Private schools (2)
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Mumford Road SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Burton
- Address
- 16360 Mumford Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 22
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Phone
- (440) 834-8149
- NCES private school ID
- A1302413
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Troy Parochial SchoolPrivate, religious, independent · Burton
- Address
- 14671 Patch Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- Kind
- religious, independent
- Students, 2023-24
- 21
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 2
- Students per teacher
- 10.5
- Phone
- (440) 834-0793
- NCES private school ID
- A1302552
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)
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Duramax MarineToxics Release Inventory · Hiram
- Address
- 17990 Great Lakes Pkwy, Hiram, OH 44234
- County
- Portage County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 4423WDRMXM1799G
- EPA registry ID
- 110006234869
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Troy Manufacturing IncToxics Release Inventory · Burton
- Address
- 17090 Rapids Rd, Burton, OH 44021
- County
- Geauga County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44021TRYCH17040
- EPA registry ID
- 110042019044
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 (6)
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Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2025-11-03 · Troy Twp
- Reported
- 2025-11-03
- What spilled
- Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Troy Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2511EPA0001798
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2025-09-01 · Troy Twp
- Reported
- 2025-09-01
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- Troy Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2509EPA0001472
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-07-22 · Troy Twp
- Reported
- 2024-07-22
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 55 gallons
- Where
- Troy Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2407EPA0001245
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified) Reached water2024-05-14 · Troy Twp
- Reported
- 2024-05-14
- What spilled
- Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified)
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Troy Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2405EPA0000804
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2024-01-26 · Troy Twp
- Reported
- 2024-01-26
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 2 gallons
- Where
- Troy Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2401EPA0000131
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Undetermined / Other Reached water2021-04-28 · Auburn Twp
- Reported
- 2021-04-28
- What spilled
- Material Undetermined / Other
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Auburn Twp, Geauga County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2104EPA0000581
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 Troy Township, Geauga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44234 Hiram Township and Hiram | 27% | Mostly private wells | 3.5 pCi/L average radon | Parcel list only | Crestwood Local · 4 stars overall | 2.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44021 Burton Township and Burton | 22% | Mostly private wells | 3.0 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1964 | Berkshire Local · 4 stars overall | 4.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44231 Nelson Township and Garrettsville | 4% | Mostly private wells | 4.5 pCi/L average radon | Parcel list only | James A Garfield Local · 4.5 stars overall | 2.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Troy Township, Geauga County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: Renewal Troy Township 4.5 mills - Fire and EMS (4.5 mills, renewal) | 754 | 341 | Passed (68.86% for), unofficial |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-19 | Member of County Central Committee (DEM primary) | Write-in (DEM) 1, 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 2026-06-23
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-07-16
The county
Geauga County: 11 ZIP codes, 20 cities, villages and townships, 89,999 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Troy Township, Ohio in?
Troy Township, Geauga County is a township in Geauga County, Ohio, with 2,778 residents.
When was Troy Township, Ohio founded?
Troy Township, Geauga County was settled 1811 (Jacob Welsh, per the 1879 county history); incorporated March 6, 1820 (severed from Burton and organized as an independent township, then still named Welshfield). Founders on record: Jacob Welsh, first settler and surveyor, acting as agent for proprietor David Hinckley and other land-owners. Source
How did Troy Township, Ohio get its name?
The township was first called Welshfield, after Jacob Welsh, one of its proprietors and its first settler. Source
What ZIP code is Troy Township, Ohio?
Troy Township, Geauga County is served by ZIP codes 44234, 44021 and 44231; 44234 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Troy Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Troy Township, Geauga County (Burton Village): Mostly private wells.
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