[5] Statewide, the only other Symmes Township is in Hamilton County.

[6] The first school was held in the cabin of Andrew Burke on Johns Creek in 1834.

In 1989, the federal government owned 61% of the land in the township.

[6] The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1.

The vast majority of K-12 educational services are provided to Symmes Township by the Symmes Valley Local School District, although parts of the township receive services from the Rock Hill Local School District, which also offers Pre-K education.