On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Springfield Township is more historic than 55% of U.S. towns, #589 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull 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 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1808.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.1 points).
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.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Krumroy
1880–1915
Millheim
1897–1898
Sawyerwood
1916–1958
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Bear's Mobile Home ParkBoal's Trailer ParkEllet Heights Mobile Home ParkFrank's Mobile Home ParkHighland Mobile Home ParkKrumroyMillheimSawyerwoodThe Willows
Gone or out of use
Gala Twin Drive-InlocaleKrumroy Post Officepost officeMillheim Post Officepost officeSawyerwood Post Officepost office
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Springfield Township
Hillside Memorial ParkKeiserMaple HillMilheimSaint Nicholas OrthodoxSlovak Evangelical
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Springfield Township on the map, 1906 to 1994
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Springfield Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1906Kent 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 Springfield Township.
Timeline
Springfield Township, 1808 to 1958
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Springfield Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Springfield Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 14,162 at the 2020 census.
Springfield Township was established in 1808. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 14,644 to 14,162 (-3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Springfield Township in 1881
Passages that mention Springfield Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio1881 · page 551Read the page →
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Springfield Township is intersected by the Valley Railroad, which enters at the northwest corner and passes out near the center of the south line. While there is no station in the township, it is of great benefit to the people, as Middlebury is within easy reach and has good roads leading to it from all parts of Springfield.
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History of Summit County, Ohio1881 · page 549Read the page →
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Springfield Township is intersected by the Valley Railroad, which enters at the northwest corner and passes out near the center of the south line. While there is no station in the township, it is of great benefit to the people, as Middlebury is within easy reach and has good roads leading to it from all parts of Springfield.
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History of Summit County, Ohio1881 · page 884Read the page →
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4, 1866: U. G., July 9, 1868: Milo, Feb. 26, 1870; Lydia A., Oct. 23, 1871, died May 10, 1875: and Joshua, Jan. 8, 1875. William High came to Springfield Township in the spring of 1832, where he lived and worked at the carpenter and joiner’s trade for about eleven years. then came to the farm upon which his son now lives, and upon which he
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
Springfield Township, decade by decade
One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
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 1808, according to Wikidata. Springfield Township’s post office opened in 1880.
How does Springfield Township rank for history?
Springfield Township is more historic than 55% of U.S. towns, #589 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.
How old are the homes in Springfield Township?
15% of Springfield Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.1 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1962.
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 Wikimedia Commons (6), the Library of Congress (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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