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History · Ohio Township

Half of Ohio Township’s homes were built after 1976

Most of Ohio Township was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1906 on.

0on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ohio Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages6 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Ohio Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ohio Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Six other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

South Newcastle
1835–1871
Swan Creek
1838–1917
Bush's Mills
1871–1907
Bladen
1890–1957
Clemma
1890–1907
Halley
1892–1907
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BladenClemmaHalleySwan Creek
Gone or out of use
Bladen Post Officepost officeBushs MilllocaleClemma Post Officepost officeHalley Post Officepost officeSwan Creek Post Officepost office
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Ohio Township
Bethel Methodist EpiscopalBig FourKingMount ZionSwan Creek Methodist EpiscopalVictory

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ohio Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Ohio Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ohio Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ohio Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 947.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,126 to 947 (-16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Ohio Township, 1835 to 1917

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1835Post officeThe South Newcastle post office opens
  3. 1838Post officeThe Swan Creek post office opens
  4. 1871Post officeThe South Newcastle post office closes
  5. 1871Post officeThe Bush's Mills post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1906On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1907Post officeThe Bush's Mills post office closes
  9. 1917Post officeThe Swan Creek post office closes
By decade

Ohio Township, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Hannan Trace and 7 in2015Hannan Trace and 7 inMap of Gallia County Ohio Highlighting2015Map of Gallia County Ohio HighlightingMap
On the map

Ohio Township on the map, 1906 to 2002

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ohio Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ohio Township on the 1906 USGS mapOhio Township on the 2002 USGS map1906Glenwood sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ohio Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ohio Township

Nobody well known was born in Ohio Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jenny HolzerAmerican conceptual artist · b. 1950
Royal RobbinsAmerican rock climber · b. 1935
Brereton C. JonesAmerican politician in Kentucky · b. 1939
Skip BattinAmerican musician · b. 1934
Henry A. CoffeenAmerican politician · b. 1841
Geoffrey D. MillerRetired United States Army Major General · b. 1949
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Guyan TownshipIts storyC−Clay TownshipIts storyD

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.