Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio

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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]

It was formed from the originally surveyed township 17, of range 13.[3]

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

The department has several plat maps for viewing. Plat maps include land owners names and the location of their property.

1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio

1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

These images were scanned from the original 1873 Caldwell’s Atlas and cropped according to the selected town or township.

  • Canaan

  • Canaan Center, Part 1

  • Canaan Center, Part 2

  • Golden Corners

  • Jackson

  • Pike Station Directory

  • Pike Station

1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

Indices to Maps

Businesses

  • Businesses in Canaan Township

Churches

Evangelical

  • The Evangelical Lutheran Church[4]

Lutheran

  • The Bethel Church[5]

Methodist

  • The Methodist Episcopal Church[7]

Presbyterian

  • Unknown name[8]

Reformed

  • The Canaan or Kopp's[9]
  • The Reformed Church[10]

Schools

Canaan Academy, 1842-1875[11]

Active Schools

Historical One Room Schools

Photos

Residents

Early Settlers[12]

Census Records

Directories

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

Photos of Residences

Cemeteries

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper Full-Text Articles

Early Wayne County History
Canaan Township
An early settler, Isaac Notestine, said of Canaan township: "Wheat and flour were often hauled to Cleveland from there, and hogs were driven to Cleveland likewise. Wooster was the nearest point of trade, but it was poor place to sell produce of any kind."

The township was organized in 1819. Incorporation of Burbank followed in 1868, when the name was changed from Bridgeport.

—Harry B. Stapler, The Wooster Daily Record, 1940-MAR-09

Newspaper Ads

Newspaper Citations with Not Attached Images

References

  1. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 772.
  2. ↑ Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.
  3. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 58.
  4. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.
  5. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.
  6. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.
  7. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.
  8. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.
  9. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.
  10. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.
  11. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 775.
  12. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 773-775.

External Links

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