Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio

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  • Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio
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  • Canaan Township
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Founded
  • May 5,1819
    Creston,Ohio
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    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]

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    Historical Documents

    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.

    1807 Federal Survey Map of Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio

    • Canaan Township Survey Map 1807

    1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio

    • Canaan Township

    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

    • Golden Corners

    • Jackson

    • Pike Station

    1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

    • Canaan Center

    • Canaan Township

    • Jackson

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    Schools

    Active Schools

    • Norwayne Local Schools [4]

    Historical One Room Schools

    Photos

    • School Program

    • Norwayne Local Schools, Canaan Township.jpg

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    Residents

    Early Settlers[6]

    • Mr. Adams
    • Thomas Armstrong
    • Daniel Blocher
    • James Buchanan
    • William Ewing, Sr.
    • Nathan Hall
    • John D. Heckert
    • John Hough
    • Mr. Jones
    • Simon Kenney
    • B.F. Miller
    • Eleizer Perago
    • Joshua Reed
    • William Reed
    • James Rose
    • George Sommers
    • Joseph Stratton
    • Mr. Swartz
    • John Templeton
    • Thomas Thrapp

    Census Records

    Directories

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

    Photos of Residences

    Cemeteries

    • Canaan Cemetery [7]
    • Ewing Cemetery [8]
    • Shoemaker Cemetery [9]

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    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

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    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. ↑ "Norwayne Local School District." Norwayne Local School District | Norwayne Local Schools. Accessed February 04, 2019. http://www.norwaynelocal.k12.oh.us/.
    5. ↑ "Norwayne Local School District". www.norwaynelocal.k12.oh.us. 2019. 
    6. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 773-775.
    7. ↑ Find A Grave. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/40176/canaan-center-cemetery.
    8. ↑ Find A Grave. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2211769/ewing-cemetery.
    9. ↑ Find A Grave. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2184200/shoemaker-cemetery.

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