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Community Links
Hartford Township residents have excellent access to many active recreational activities, in Hartford Township, such as playgrounds, baseball diamonds and basketball courts. The surrounding area also offers several opportunities:
The T.J. Evans Foundation bike path runs from Johnstown to Newark and into Madison Township. It is utilized year round for hiking, jogging, skating and biking. The trail is well maintained and easily accessible to township residents in Alexandria or Johnstown.
The Village of Johnstown also maintains a public park and recreation center located off of Oregon Street.
The Johnstown Recreation Center offers a variety of activities throughout the year for school age children.
In Johnstown, located off of Edwards Road there is a bowling alley, a skating rink and a swimming pool that provide public access to these activities.
Access to martial arts, soccer, football and baseball are all available in the Village of Johnstown.
For children of school age and higher, the Northridge School District offers athletic activities via it’s Northridge Youth Athletic program, now updated so that all K-6 schools are considered in one sports league in order to have more participation and greater interaction between the school age children within the school district.
Lobdell Reserve located in St. Albans Township on Lobdell Road, offers walking and equestrian trails as well is a Frisbee golf course.
Dawes Arboretum is easily accessible; the park consists of 1149 acres including nature trails, private fishing, picnic areas, and a nature center. The arboretum offers unique bird habitats, beautiful trees, and well manicured gardens.
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Hartford Township is located in the Northridge Local School District, which has 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 high school.
https://www.northridge.k12.oh.us/
The school district consists of 120 square miles of land in eleven townships and three counties. These townships are Bennington, Burlington, Hartford, Harrison, Jersey, Liberty, McKean and St. Albans Township in Licking County and Milford and Miller Township in Knox County, and 40 Trenton Township in Delaware County.
LIBRARIES
The Hartford Library was established in 1973 by Inez McNemar and is located in the former Croton Bank building on the square in the Village of Croton. Hartford Library is non-profit and is not associated with any other library. The library operates through volunteers and donations from the local area, and is directed by a six-person board. The board consists of a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, one paid librarian and volunteers.
There are a number of Libraries available for township residents to use that are located within close proximity to Hartford Township.
Alexandria Public Library
10 Maple Drive Alexandria, Ohio 43001
740-924-3561
Community Library
44 Burrer Drive Sunbury, Ohio 43074
740-965-3901
Hartford Public Library
11 South Park Street Croton, Ohio 43013
740-893-3602
Homer Public Library
385 South Street Homer, Ohio 43027
740-892-2020
Johnstown Public Library
1 West Coshocton Street Johnstown, Ohio 43031
740-392-2665
Utica-Hervery Memorial Library
15 North Main Street Utica, Ohio 43080
740-892-2400
Westerville Library
126 S. State Street Westerville, Ohio 43081
614-882-7277
Hartford Township has four hospitals within a 25-mile radius, Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, Knox Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Mount Carmel East in Columbus and Saint Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. These hospitals offer a full range of medical services and outpatient surgical services.
Hospital - Distance From Hartford - * Services Available**
Knox Community Hospital - 17 miles
Maternity Care, ICU & CCU, 24-hour Emergency Outpatient Care
Licking Memorial Hospital - 18 miles
Birth Center, Cardiology, Emergency Care, Nephrology and Dialysis, Psychiatric Care
Mount Carmel East - 20 miles
Birth Center, Cancer Institute, Cardiology, Emergency Care, Outpatient Service
Saint Ann’s Hospital - 16 miles
Birth Care, Sports Medicine, Emergency Care, Cardiology
* These distances are approximate from the center of Hartford Township.
** This is not an all-inclusive list of available services.
There are a few places of worship located within Hartford Township, however most religious needs can be met with a short drive to New Albany, Johnstown, Granville, or Alexandria:
Croton United Methodist Church
75 North High Street Croton, Ohio 43013
740-893-2181
11:00 a.m.
Croton Church of Christ
40 South Main Street Croton, Ohio 43013
740-893-3191
10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
New Bethel Christian Union Church
14144 Bethel Road Croton, Ohio 43013
740-893-4491
10:45 a.m.
Bennington Chapel United Methodist Church
Bennington Chapel & Drury Road
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9:00 a.m.
Appleton United Methodist Church
10927 Van Fossen Road Johnstown, Ohio 43031
740-967-7442
11:00 a.m.
Christian Community Church
10444 Crouse-Willison Road Johnstown, Ohio 43031
740-967-5299
10:00 a.m.
Harmony Baptist Church
7951 Harmony Church Road Johnstown, Ohio 43031
740-967-5683
10:30 a.m.
There are many golf courses within close proximity to Hartford Township, including one, Village View Golf Course, within the township boundaries. The following lists a number of area golf courses:
Hillcrest Golf Course
8866 Sportsman Club Road Johnstown, Ohio 43031
740-967-7921
The Links at Echo Springs
5940 Louden Street Johnstown, Ohio 43031
740-587-1890
Clover Valley Golf Club
8654 Johnstown-Alex Road Johnstown, Ohio 43031
740-966-5533
Chapel Hill Golf Course
7516 Johnstown Road Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
800-393-3499
Table Rock Golf Club
3005 Wilson Road Centerburg, Ohio 43011
800-688-6859
Village View Golf Course
210 S. Main Street Croton, Ohio 43013
740-893-4653
Rattlesnake Ridge Golf Club
650 N. County Road 605 Sunbury, Ohio 43074
740-965-6255
Wyandot Golf Course
3032 Columbus Road Centerburg, Ohio 43011
740-625-5370
St. Albans Golf Course
3833 Northridge Road Alexandria, Ohio 43001
740-924-8885
A number of other activities and organizations are available for Hartford Township youth.
Northridge Youth Athletic offers baseball, football, soccer and basketball for kids in the Northridge area.
The Boy Scouts of America, Local Chapter 441 is available to youth ages 7 and up.
Girls Scouts is also available to youth ages 7 and up. Young girls may also participate in Brownies at the Hartford Elementary School.
Many area youth and adolescents are involved in local chapters of 4-H. These are available to children starting in Kindergarten through age 19. There is a large local chapter of 4-H that is located within Hartford Township.
Civic Organizations
The Croton Garden Club was organized under the rules of the Licking County Council of Garden Clubs in September of 1958. The club, which is located in region 8 and is number 935, has 19 members who meet on a monthly basis. The club is involved in several projects throughout the year including making bouquets that are put on veterans graves on Memorial Day, keeping the town square cleaned and mulched and getting it ready for Hartford Days, flower arranging, plant sales and evergreen workshops. The club also maintains a display at the Hartford Fair.
The Research Club, which was organized in 1915, currently has 18 members. The motto of the club is “Cooperate and assist, not criticize and find fault.” and their objective is to be intellectual and have social culture. Topics to be researched for the coming year are selected by a committee; the members then select one of these topics to report on. Each month two members write papers and give the rest of the club a 10 to 15 minute oral presentation on their chosen topics. Recent topics have included Ohio authors and Ohio counties named after civil war generals.
Licking County provides the emergency notification system. (click here)
The CodeRED system is used to send emergency notifications, from evacuation notices to missing child alerts. Residents and businesses are encouraged to sign up for CodeRED to be sure they receive timely emergency notifications and other important information and instructions when alerts are issued. This is our way of notifying you in an emergency situation.
When you enroll in the CodeRED system, alerts are issued to you by your geographical location. Alerts can be sent to your cell phone, land line, by text, and even email. You get to choose! With CodeRED, you get the option of also receiving the CodeRED Weather Warning. These alerts are automatically generated when the National Weather Service issues a warning for your location. This early warning could prove to be life saving.
The CodeRED alert system is free for residents. To sign up for CodeRED, click on the button below. It will only take a few minutes to enjoy a service that just may save your life. Please tell all of your friends and family about this invaluable service. If they don’t have computer access, have them contact our office and we will be happy to assist them.
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