Springfield Township dates to 1795, and 4 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 58% of U.S. towns · #553 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Springfield Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1964. Below: 17 old photos and papers, maps from 1953 on, and the census since 1820.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1828.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Springfield Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Springfield Township is more historic than 58% of U.S. towns, #553 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Springfield Township’s overall grade.
Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Springfield Township’s 1.1 sits near the middle of its state (50% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 4 listings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1795.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Springfield Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1795, upon the signing of the Treaty of Greenville, the court of general quarter sessions of the peace for Hamilton County created Springfield and Fairfield townships out of the northern reaches of Cincinnati Township.
In 1810, Millcreek Township was formed from the northern part of Cincinnati Township and the southern part of Springfield Township.
Springfield Township is one of 11 townships by this name statewide.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Springfield Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1953Cincinnati West sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Springfield Township.
Then & now
Stand where they stood
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Retake this viewOhio Masonic Home, 1905
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Springfield Township’s page.
In 1795, according to Wikidata. Springfield Township’s post office opened in 1828, and the census of 1820 counted 2,197 people here.
How does Springfield Township rank for history?
Springfield Township is more historic than 58% of U.S. towns, #553 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Springfield Township?
4 listings: 3 buildings and 1 structure.
How old are the homes in Springfield Township?
5% of Springfield Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1964.
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).
From the Library of Congress (17), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (4), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.
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