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*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 1 = Creston]]
 
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 1 = Creston]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 2 = Canaan Bend]]
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*[[School Number 2, Canaan Township|No. 2 = Canaan Bend]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 3 = Cochrell]]
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*[[School Number 3, Canaan Township|No. 3 = Cochrell]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 4 = White Rose]]
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*[[School Number 4, Canaan Township|No. 4 = White Rose]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 5 = Canaan Center]]
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*[[School Number 5, Canaan Township|No. 5 = Canaan Center]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 6 = Jackson]]
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*[[School Number 6, Canaan Township|No. 6 = Jackson]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 7 = Hendricks]]
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*[[School Number 7, Canaan Township|No. 7 = Hendricks]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 8 = Blocker]]
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*[[School Number 8, Canaan Township|No. 8 = Blocker]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 9 = Virtuous Hall/Mulholland]]
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*[[School Number 9, Canaan Township|No. 9 = Virtuous Hall/Mulholland]]
*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 10 = Golden Corners]]
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*[[School Number 10, Canaan Township|No. 10 = Golden Corners]]
  
 
==Residents==
 
==Residents==

Revision as of 18:09, 14 June 2016

Historical Information

Canaan Township was established May 5, 1819 and was named by Dr. Isaac Barnes.[1] It was named in honor of the Biblical land of Canaan.[2]

Coordinates

Place Names

Present Name Former Name(s) Plat Date
Blocher's Corners
Burbank Bridgeport 3 Dec 1868
Canaan Canaan Center, Windsor
Creston

Pike Station (North of Railroad Tracks), Seville/Saville Station (South of Railroad Tracks)

30 Jun 1881
Golden Corners
Hermanville
Jackson Old Hickory, Mathews Tavern
Mathew's Tavern
North Canaan
Peppertown
West Canaan
Young Peoples' Corner

Maps

1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

Businesses

  • Businesses in Canaan Township

Churches

Denomination

Schools

Active Schools

Historical One Room Schools

Residents

Early Settlers

Census Records

Directories

  • 1859-1860
  • 1884-1885
  • 1894-1895

References

  1. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878.
  2. Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.

External Links