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| | + | Milton Township was established October 5, 1818. Jacob Kieffer, one of the earliest pioneers suggested the name of "Center Swamp Township," because there was a large swamp in the center of it. George Bair objected and instead suggested Milton Township.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 627.</ref> |
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| | + | It was formed from the originally surveyed township 18 in range 12.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.</ref> |
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| − | Milton Township was established October 5, 1818. Jacob Kieffer, one of the earliest pioneers suggested the name of "Center Swamp Township," because there was a large swamp in the center of it. George Bair objected and instead suggested Milton Township.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 627.</ref>
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| − | It was formed from the originally surveyed township 18 in range 12.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.</ref>
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| − | ||[[Rittman, Ohio|Rittman]]
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| − | || Arkona, Center Swamp, Ellio, [[Milton Station, Ohio|Milton Station]], New Prospect, [[Shinersburg, Ohio|Shinersburg]], Trenton Settlement
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| − | ||[[Sterling, Ohio|Sterling]]
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| − | ||Russell Station, [[Amwell, Ohio|Amwell]]
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| − | ==Maps==
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| − | The department has several plat maps for viewing. Plat maps include land owners names and the location of their property.
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| − | ===1807 Federal Survey Map of Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio===
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| − | File:R12T18-Milton-1807FedSurvey.jpg|Milton Township Survey Map 1807
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| − | ===1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio===
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| − | File:1856BakersMapMiltonTwp.jpg|Milton Township 1856
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| − | ===1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio===
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| − | File:Milton.jpg|Milton
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| − | File:Milton Station, Milton Township.jpg|Milton Station
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| − | File:Amwell, Milton Township.jpg|Amwell
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| − | File:New Prospect, Milton Township.jpg|New Prospect
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| − | File:New Prospect, Milton Township, Business Directory.jpg|New Prospect, Business Directory
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | ===1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio===
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| − | File:Milton Township.jpg|Milton Township
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| − | File:Sterling, Milton Township Part 1.jpg|Sterling, Part 1
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| − | File:Sterling, Milton Township Part 2.jpg|Sterling, Part 2
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | ===Indices to Maps===
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| − | * Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1873)/Milton Township]]
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| − | * Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1897)/Milton Township]]
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| − | ==Original Businesses and Owners==
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| − | ===Grist and Saw Millers===
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| − | * Thomas Huffstetter <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
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| − | * Philip Fritz <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
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| − | * Hartshorn <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
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| − | * Gilmore <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
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| − | * John Lance <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
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| − | ===Post Office Workers===
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| − | * Christian Knupp <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
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| − | ===Farmers===
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| − | * John Lance <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
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| − | ===Grocery Store Owners===
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| − | * Oliver Houghton <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
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| − | ==Churches==
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| − | ===Baptist===
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| − | *Baptist Bible Churtch <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches. </ref>
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| − | * Lake Milton Baptist Temple <ref> Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches.</ref>
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| − | ===Catholic===
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| − | *Unknown name<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 637.</ref>
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| − | * St. Catherine's Catholic Church <ref> Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches.</ref>
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| − | ===Church of Christ===
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| − | *Church of Christ Lake Milton <ref> Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches.</ref>
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| − | ===Evangelical===
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| − | *Deerfield Evangelical Friends Church <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches. </ref>
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| − | ===Lutheran===
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| − | *MT Moriah Lutheran Church <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches. </ref>
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| − | ===Mennonite===
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| − | *Unknown name<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 637.</ref>
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| − | ===Methodist===
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| − | * Berlin Center Methodist Parsonage <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches. </ref>
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| − | *Deerfield United Methodist Church <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches. </ref>
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| − | *Palmyra United Methodist Church <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches. </ref>
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| − | ===Presbyterian===
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| − | *Ellsworth Presbyterian Church <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches. </ref>
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| − | *Lake Milton Presbyterian Church <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/churches. </ref>
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| − | ===Reformed===
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| − | *German Reformed Churh<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 636.</ref>
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| − | ===Unknown Denomination===
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| − | *Union Church<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 636.</ref>
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| − | <gallery> File:Lake Milton Baptist Temple, Milton Township.jpg </gallery>
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| − | |url= https://www.facebook.com/lakemiltonbaptisttemple/
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| − | |title= Lake Milton Baptist Temple
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| − | |url= https://deerfieldfriends.org/
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| − | |title= Deerfield Evangelical Friends Church
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| − | |website= deerfieldfriends.org
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| − | ===Active Schools===
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| − | * Jackson-Milton Local Schools <ref> Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/schools. </ref>
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| − | * [[Sterling Public School]]
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| − | *[[School Number 1, Milton Township|No. 1 = Elliott]]
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| − | *[[School Number 2, Milton Township|No. 2 = Lancetown]]
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| − | *[[School Number 3, Milton Township|No. 3 = Sterling]]
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| − | *[[School Number 4, Milton Township|No. 4 = Oak Grove]]
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| − | *[[School Number 5, Milton Township|No. 5 = Center]]
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| − | *[[School Number 6, Milton Township|No. 6 = Swagler's]]
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| − | *[[School Number 7, Milton Township|No. 7 = Crown Hill/Yoder/Fountain Hill]]
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| − | *[[School Number 8, Milton Township|No. 8 = Tschantz]]
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| − | *[[School Number 9, Milton Township|No. 9 = Mellinger]]
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| − | *[[School Number 10, Milton Township|No. 10 = Steele]]
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| − | <gallery>File:MiltonTwpSchools-RittPress1950JAN26PG10.jpg</gallery>
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| − | |url= http://www.jacksonmilton.k12.oh.us/
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| − | |website= www.jacksonmilton.k12.oh.us
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| − | ===Early Settlers<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 629-633.</ref>===
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| − | *William Chambers
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| − | *John Coleman
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| − | *John Dawson
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| − | *Isaac De Courcey
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| − | *Mr. Donahue
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| − | *William Doyle
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| − | *Elder Freeman
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| − | *Martin Fritz
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| − | *Philip Fritz
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| − | *Daniel Gilmore
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| − | *Hugh Hartshorn
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| − | *Thomas Huffstetter
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| − | *Jerry Johnson
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| − | *widow Johnson
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| − | *Christian Knupp
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| − | *Christopher Lance
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| − | *Henry Lance
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| − | *James Lance
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| − | *John Lance
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| − | *William Lance
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| − | *James Law
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| − | *James Newton
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| − | *Samuel Slemmon
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| − | * [[Residences in Milton Township]]
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| − | * Eckis Cemetery <ref> Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/cemeteries.</ref>
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| − | *Vaughn Cemetery <ref>Creative, Clear Choice. Churches, www.miltontownshipohio.org/index.php/community/cemeteries. </ref>
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| | [[Category:Townships of Wayne County, Ohio]] | | [[Category:Townships of Wayne County, Ohio]] |
| | [[Category:Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] | | [[Category:Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] |
