Local events in York Township, Union County
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How York Township, Union County began
York Township was set off from the northern part of Liberty Township on December 3, 1833, one of the later of Union County's fourteen townships to be organized. Its earliest surveys date to 1799, and its first settler, Joseph Miller, arrived in February 1828; George Coons bought 100 acres and built a cabin in 1829 at what became known as the Coons Settlement, north of the later village of York Center. A Free-Will Baptist congregation organized at Coons's house in 1839. The township has never held an incorporated village; York Center and Somersville remain its two small unincorporated crossroads communities.
Settled 1828 (Joseph Miller), platted 1841 (York Center), incorporated 1833-12-03, by George Coons (settlement).
Where the name comes from
No source found records why York Township took its name; it is one of ten townships named York across Ohio, likely echoing York, England or one of the many earlier American places of that name rather than any local circumstance.
Before the town
No mound, village or trail specific to York Township has turned up in the sources checked; the earliest surveys here date to 1799 but settlement did not begin until 1828, well after Native American land title in this part of Union County had passed to the United States. The county lay within territory used by the Wyandot, Shawnee, Miami and Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga); the Greenville Treaty Line of 1795 runs through Union County, and Jonathan Alder, taken captive as a boy by the Mingo and Shawnee, later settled in Jerome Township in the same county.
Nations recorded here: Wyandot, Shawnee, Miami, Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).
Timeline
- — The first land surveys were run in what became York Township.
- — George Coons bought 100 acres in the T. Bowyer survey and built a cabin, founding the Coons Settlement about two miles north of the later York Center; Nathaniel Brooks, Levin Wright and John Stamates settled nearby around the same time.
- — York Township was created on December 3 from the northern section of Liberty Township.
- — The York Township Free-Will Baptist Church was organized at George Coons's house in the Coons Settlement.
- — The village of York Center was established.
- — The York Rural School District was chartered and a new school building was erected at York Center.
- — The York Rural School District consolidated with the Byhalia School District.
Stories
A church born in a settler's cabin
York Township's first congregation did not wait for a building. George Coons had settled two miles north of the future York Center in 1829, buying 100 acres and putting up a cabin that gave the neighborhood its early name, the Coons Settlement. Ten years later, in 1839, a group of Free-Will Baptists organized their church at Coons's own house rather than in any meetinghouse, a common enough arrangement in a township still thin on public buildings. The township itself had only existed for six years by then, having been cut from the northern end of Liberty Township in 1833. York Center, the small crossroads that eventually became the township's civic hub, was not laid out until 1841, and its school, chartered in 1915 as the York Rural School District, ran until it consolidated with the Byhalia district in 1952 — the usual arc of a one-room-school township folding into larger county systems in the twentieth century.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · uccogs.org · remarkableohio.org · uccogs.org · en.wikipedia.org
Water
Mostly private wells The water here
- Richwood Village54% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- West Mansfield Village46% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside York Township, Union County's boundary: 1 power plant and 6 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Power plants (1)
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AEUG Union Solar, LLC 100 MW or moreSolar · 325 MW
- Capacity
- 325 MW
- Main source
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Where
- West Mansfield, Union County
- Generating units
- 1
- Built
- 2024
- EIA plant code
- 64660
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.
Spills reported since 2021 (6)
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-05-29 · York Twp
- Reported
- 2025-05-29
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- York Twp, Union County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2505EPA0000865
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Waste Water2025-04-14 · York Twp
- Reported
- 2025-04-14
- What spilled
- Waste Water
- Where
- York Twp, Union County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2504EPA0000566
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Gray Reached water2024-11-13 · York Twp
- Reported
- 2024-11-13
- What spilled
- Material Gray
- Reached a waterway
- 80 - Powder Lick Run
- Where
- York Twp, Union County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2411EPA0001877
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-04-05 · York Twp
- Reported
- 2023-04-05
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 60 gallons
- Where
- York Twp, Union County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2304EPA0000516
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2022-08-28 · York Twp
- Reported
- 2022-08-28
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- York Twp, Union County
- Ohio EPA district office
- CDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2208EPA0001321
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fish Kill Reached water2026-07-07 · York Twp
- Reported
- 2026-07-07
- What spilled
- Fish Kill
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- York Twp, Union County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2607EPA0001234
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 York Township, Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43067 Liberty Township and Raymond | 22% | Mostly private wells | 5.0 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1984 | Marysville Exempted Village · 3.5 stars overall | 3.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43358 West Mansfield | 19% | Mostly private wells | 5.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1966 | Benjamin Logan Local · 4 stars overall | 3.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43344 Richwood | 8% | Mostly private wells | 5.1 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1961 | North Union Local · 3.5 stars overall | 8.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in York Township, Union County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 0 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-03 | Issue: UNION COUNTY, OHIO 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION RESUL Proposed Townhall Resolution - York Twp. | 114 | 139 | Failed (45.06% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: York Twp. 1mill/5yrs. | 119 | 84 | Passed (58.62% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Township Trustees | Judy Christian 102, 47.22%; Bruce Davis 114, 52.78% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustees | Judy Christian 118, 36.2%; Bruce Davis 114, 34.97%; Justin Gravatt 94, 28.83% |
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.
- Basic Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-05-19
The county
Union County: 8 ZIP codes, 20 cities, villages and townships, 62,790 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is York Township, Ohio in?
York Township, Union County is a township in Union County, Ohio, with 1,341 residents.
When was York Township, Ohio founded?
York Township, Union County was settled 1828 (Joseph Miller); laid out 1841 (York Center); incorporated 1833-12-03. Founders on record: George Coons (settlement). Source
What ZIP code is York Township, Ohio?
York Township, Union County is served by ZIP codes 43067, 43358 and 43344; 43067 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does York Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for York Township, Union County (Richwood Village): Mostly private wells.
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