Local events in Valley Township, Guernsey County
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How Valley Township, Guernsey County began
Valley Township, on the southern line of Guernsey County where the first waters of Wills Creek rise, was organized March 25, 1815 from older townships. Peter D. Robins, from a family of the Isle of Guernsey, settled there in 1810, and most later pioneers came from Virginia's Shenandoah country. Benjamin Wilson platted Point Pleasant, now Pleasant City, in 1829, and David Johnston and John Secrest platted Hartford (Buffalo) in 1836; coal mining began at Pleasant City in 1892 and the village incorporated in 1896. The township had 2,041 residents in 2020; its National Register listings are Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church and the since-demolished Ebenezer Finley House.
Settled 1810 (Peter D. Robins); Point Pleasant neighborhood c. 1820, platted 1829 (Point Pleasant, now Pleasant City, by Benjamin Wilson); 1836 (Hartford, now Buffalo, September 26), incorporated township organized March 25, 1815 by county commissioners; Pleasant City incorporated 1896, by Settlers mostly from Virginia and Pennsylvania, with the Robins family from the Isle of Guernsey; Squire Joseph Dyson, first storekeeper and postmaster at Point Pleasant.
Where the name comes from
Sarchet's 1911 county history describes Valley Township as the territory where the first waters of Wills Creek rise but does not say why it was named Valley. Its village Pleasant City was first Point Pleasant, named by Squire Joseph Dyson, 'presumably' for the way his hill pushed its shoulder into the valley and because he thought it a pleasant place to live; the post office was Dyson until 1887, when postmaster J. P. Stranathan had it changed to Pleasant City.
Before the town
No Native American site or village specific to Valley Township was found in the sources checked. Delaware, Shawnee, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa and Mingo peoples hunted and traveled across Guernsey County generally; the nearest documented settlement (a Delaware village on Wills Creek) was well to the north, near Cambridge.
Timeline
- — Peter D. Robins, son of John and Mary Robins of the Isle of Guernsey (who reached America in 1807 and made salt at Coshocton), settled in what became Valley Township.
- — Valley Township was organized by the county commissioners on March 25, from territory of older townships, not being one of the original townships.
- — The Jackson and James Albin families, just south and north of the future Pleasant City, were its pioneers, soon joined by the Robins, Fishel, Clark, Frye, Cale, Trenner, Secrest, Spaid and Dyson families, nearly all from Virginia; the first log school stood near Hopewell cemetery a mile north.
- — Benjamin Wilson platted Point Pleasant, later Pleasant City; the first lots, four rods by ten, were surveyed along Main Street about 1830 on Joseph Dyson's land.
- — Rev. William Keil, a Lutheran circuit rider from Virginia, began a parish covering much of southeastern Ohio and organized many congregations; he died aged ninety-three.
- — David Johnston and John Secrest platted Hartford on September 26 on the southeast quarter of section 4; the post office took the name Buffalo, and the old Hartford water mills, built about a century before 1910, ground flour there.
- — Squire Joseph Dyson, the first merchant, postmaster and justice of the peace at Point Pleasant, died about this year, and his son Thomas took over the store.
- — A roller-process flour mill with a capacity of forty barrels a day was built at Pleasant City, replacing the older water and steam mill with its woolen mill alongside.
- — J. P. Stranathan, newly named postmaster, had the Dyson post office renamed Pleasant City; he served until July 1909.
- — Work began on the Cisco mine, the first effort to develop the township's coal fields, ending the village's long quiet; the village's present school had been built in autumn 1891.
- — Pleasant City was incorporated as a village.
- — A glass works at Pleasant City, run by a Cincinnati firm, made telephone and telegraph insulators in great numbers before closing.
- — Sanborn fire insurance maps of Pleasant City were drawn (and again in 1913 and 1946).
- — Pleasant City had 788 residents (down from 1,006 in 1900), the People's Bank, an opera hall, a Greek Catholic church (one of three in Ohio) and the Recorder newspaper.
- — Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, west of Pleasant City on State Route 146, was listed on the National Register on November 24.
- — The Ebenezer Finley House, east of Buffalo on State Route 313, was listed on the National Register on February 28; the house has since been destroyed.
- — Valley Township had 2,041 residents; Pleasant City had 400.
Stories
Point Pleasant, as Abe Secrest told it
In a Christmas souvenir of 1904 Abe T. Secrest wrote that the village's early history was 'involved in obscurity' and rested on traditions handed from father to son. The Jackson and Albin families were probably first, followed by relatives from Virginia's Shenandoah valley, whose wives were nearly all Secrests or Spaids. Squire Joseph Dyson, storekeeper, postmaster and justice, named Point Pleasant and hauled goods overland from Baltimore until the railroad let merchants haul from Cambridge. A tan yard, a water mill that later added steam, and a woolen mill followed. Harrison Secrest built the village's only brick building and a two-story school, paying the extra cost himself when a committee wanted one room. The village stayed sleepy for fifty years, until the Cisco mine opened in 1892.
Reluctant to fight their Virginia cousins
Most Valley Township families came from Virginia, except the Robinses from the Isle of Guernsey and the Jackson and Thompson families from Pennsylvania, and each year some pioneers still traveled back to visit relatives in the Shenandoah valley. When the Civil War came, Secrest wrote, the settlement wanted the Union preserved but was reluctant to fight its Virginia cousins, so few volunteers came from the township. N. H. Larrick, one of them, found himself fighting a cousin at the battle of Winchester. The first sign of real progress after the war was the Marietta division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which let farmers ship crops and merchants receive goods at their doors.
Photographs
Photo: Sanborn Map Company, via Library of Congress, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bwsmith84, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Historic places
1 place in Valley Township, Guernsey County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Bethel Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding · Pleasant City · listed 1978
- Address
- W of Pleasant City on OH 146
- Where
- Pleasant City, Guernsey County · ZIP 43772
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1978
- NRIS reference number
- 78002072
- Coordinates
- 39.90105, -81.58357
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
- Pleasant City, Village Of64% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Byesville36% of residentslocal wells (mine-pool/groundwater under influence of surface water)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Valley Township, Guernsey County's boundary: 1 power plant, 1 public school, 2 poor-rated bridges, 11 shale and injection wells and 4 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Power plants (1)
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Guernsey Power Station 100 MW or moreNatural gas · 1,782 MW
- Capacity
- 1,782 MW
- Main source
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Guernsey Power Station LLC
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- Byesville, Guernsey County
- Generating units
- 3
- Built
- 2023
- EIA plant code
- 62949
EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.
Public schools (1)
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Buffalo CampusSenecaville
- Address
- 57090 Vocational Rd, Senecaville, OH 43780
- Kind (NCES)
- Career and Technical School
- Students, 2023-24
- 319
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 26
- NCES school ID
- 390513004077
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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SR 313 over Over Wills 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
- 60 ft
- Owner
- State
- Vehicles a day
- 3,143
- Coordinates
- 39.91910, -81.53168
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Township Rd 3266 over Buffalo ForkPoor · built 1959
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1959
- Length
- 21 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 50
- Coordinates
- 39.90357, -81.55398
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 (11)
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Blue Butterfly Gy Val 10HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059246860000
- Coordinates
- 39.90193, -81.51004
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.
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Blue Butterfly Gy Val 210HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059246870000
- Coordinates
- 39.90197, -81.50999
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.
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Blue Butterfly Gy Val 6HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059246840000
- Coordinates
- 39.90186, -81.51014
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.
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Blue Butterfly Gy Val 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059246850000
- Coordinates
- 39.90190, -81.51009
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.
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Clark 580007Utica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Pin Oak Energy Partners Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059242640000
- Coordinates
- 39.91634, -81.61036
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.
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Clark 580008Utica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Pin Oak Energy Partners Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059242380100
- Coordinates
- 39.91630, -81.61036
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.
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Kopolka Lewis & Sophia {Swiw#3} 1 InjectionInjection well (Class II)
- What it is
- Injection well (Class II)
- Operator
- Dover Atwood Corp.
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059226880000
- Coordinates
- 39.91941, -81.50305
ODNR oil and gas wells (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Tygers Gy Val 10HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059246950000
- Coordinates
- 39.92012, -81.49540
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.
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Tygers Gy Val 210HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059246960000
- Coordinates
- 39.92017, -81.49540
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.
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Tygers Gy Val 6HUtica shale well · Drilling
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Status (ODNR)
- Drilling
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059246930000
- Coordinates
- 39.92001, -81.49540
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.
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Tygers Gy Val 8HUtica shale well
- What it is
- Utica shale well
- Drilled sideways
- Yes
- Operator
- Eog Ohio, Llc
- County
- Guernsey County
- API well number
- 34059246940000
- Coordinates
- 39.92006, -81.49540
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 (4)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-02-17 · Valley Twp
- Reported
- 2025-02-17
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Valley Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000225
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2023-06-09 · Valley Twp
- Reported
- 2023-06-09
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Valley Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2306EPA0000950
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Nox Emmisions2023-03-29 · Valley Twp
- Reported
- 2023-03-29
- What spilled
- Nox Emmisions
- Where
- Valley Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2303EPA0000475
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-06-24 · Valley Twp
- Reported
- 2021-06-24
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Valley Twp, Guernsey County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2106EPA0000921
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 Valley Township, Guernsey 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 Valley Township, Guernsey County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 2 of 2 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Valley Townshp Fire | 399 | 174 | Passed (69.63% for) |
| 2022-11-08 | Issue: Valley Township Fire | 440 | 144 | Passed (75.34% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Trustee | Michael Adamik 191, 40.55%; Jim Conrad 144, 30.57%; David Warner 136, 28.87% |
| 2024-03-19 | A Central Comm Rep | Delbert D. Abrams 99, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Delbert Abrams 257, 46.56%; Robert Heady 141, 25.54%; David Warner 154, 27.9% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Jeffery D. Miser 196, 35.64%; Karen S. Sherman 165, 30.0%; Kenneth L. Trott (III) 189, 34.36% |
| 2020-03-17 | A Central Committee Member (REP) | No Candidate Filed 0 |
| 2020-03-17 | A Central Committee Member (DEM) | Lewis Heady 57, 100.0% |
| 2017-11-07 | Including Pleasant City Fire Protection | FOR 409, 79.26%; AGAINST 107, 20.74% |
| 2016-03-15 | A Central Committee Member (REP) | No Valid Petition Filed 0 |
| 2016-03-15 | A Central Committee Member (DEM) | No Valid Petition Filed 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, 2022 to 2023, released 2026-01-20
- Financial Audit, 2020 to 2021, released 2024-08-20
The county
Guernsey County: 14 ZIP codes, 32 cities, villages and townships, 39,085 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Valley Township, Ohio in?
Valley Township, Guernsey County is a township in Guernsey County, Ohio, with 1,641 residents.
When was Valley Township, Ohio founded?
Valley Township, Guernsey County was settled 1810 (Peter D. Robins); Point Pleasant neighborhood c. 1820; laid out 1829 (Point Pleasant, now Pleasant City, by Benjamin Wilson); 1836 (Hartford, now Buffalo, September 26); incorporated township organized March 25, 1815 by county commissioners; Pleasant City incorporated 1896. Founders on record: Settlers mostly from Virginia and Pennsylvania, with the Robins family from the Isle of Guernsey; Squire Joseph Dyson, first storekeeper and postmaster at Point Pleasant. Source
How did Valley Township, Ohio get its name?
Sarchet's 1911 county history describes Valley Township as the territory where the first waters of Wills Creek rise but does not say why it was named Valley. Source
What ZIP code is Valley Township, Ohio?
Valley Township, Guernsey County is served by ZIP codes 43722, 43733, 43772, 43780, 43732 and 43723; 43722 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Valley Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Valley Township, Guernsey County (Pleasant City, Village Of): Mostly private wells.
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