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| − | ==Maps==
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| − | The department has several plat maps available for viewing. Plat maps provide the names of land owners and their location.
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| − | ===1807 Federal Survey Map of Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio===
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| − | File:R14T19-Plain-1807FedSurvey.jpg|Plain Township Survey Map 1807
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| − | ===1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio===
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| − | File:PlainTwpColor.jpg|Plain Township
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| − | ===1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio===
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| − | File:Plain.jpg|Plain Township
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| − | File:Blachlyville P.O., Plain Township.jpg|[[Blachleyville, Ohio|Blachlyville]]
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| − | File:Jefferson Plain P.O., Plain Township.jpg|Jefferson
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| − | File:Millbrook, Plain & Clinton Townships.jpg|Millbrook
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| − | File:Reedsburg, Plain Township.jpg|Reedsburg
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| − | File:Springville P.O., Plain Township.jpg|Springville
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| − | ===1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio===
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| − | File:Plain Township.jpg|Plain Township
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| − | File:Austen Plain Township.jpg|Austen
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| − | File:Blachlyville P.O., Plain Township.jpg|Blachleyville
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| − | File:Jefferson Plain P.O., Plain Township.jpg|Jefferson
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| − | File:Millbrook, Plain & Clinton Townships.jpg|Millbrook
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| − | File:Reedsburg, Plain Township.jpg|Reedsburg
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| − | File:Springville PO Plain Township.jpg|Springville
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| − | ==Original Businesses and Owners==
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| − | * [[Businesses in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Businesses in Plain Township]]
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| − | * [[Businesses in Blachleyville, Ohio]]
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| − | * [[Businesses in Jefferson, Ohio]]
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| − | * [[Businesses in Millbrook, Ohio]]
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| − | * [[Businesses in Reedsburg, Ohio]]
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| − | * [[Businesses in Springville, Ohio]] | |
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| − | ==Schools==
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| − | The early Wayne County school house was patterned very much after the log houses of that era. Heat was obtained from a fireplace located at one end of the house, light from the window frames cut out of the log; and a single door with latch and string served as an entrance and exit.
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| − | Early schools were constructed by subscription. Parents subscribed a stipulated amount for each of their school-age children. Subscriptions were usually for a quarter of the year, with the school beginning November 1st. Fifteen students would be a normal-size enrollment, with attendance being about two-thirds.
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| − | Instructors were highly regarded in the community, even to reverence, and were considered a master. Subjects taught were “the three R’s”: Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmatic. If the teacher could teach the above he was hired with no further examination.
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| − | In 1858, the first general law on free public schools was passed. Plain Township was the first to act in Wayne County and built a new school house called <strong>[[Peoples College]]</strong>. There was much controversy over this "college" as they were then called.<ref>Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.</ref>
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| − | ===Active Schools===
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| − | For a map of local school districts, visit [https://www.greatschools.org/school-district-boundaries-map/ GreatSchools.org]
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| − | * Hillsdale Local Schools <ref>Hillsdale Local Schools. http://www.hillsdale.k12.oh.us/. </ref>
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| − | * Northwestern Local Schools <ref>Northwestern Local Schools. http://www.northwestern-wayne.k12.oh.us/. </ref>
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| − | * Triway Local Schools <ref>Triway Local Schools. http://www.triway.k12.oh.us/. </ref>
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| − | ===Historical One Room Schools===
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| − | *[[School Number 1, Plain Township|No. 1 = Jefferson]]
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| − | *[[Mount Wisdom|No. 2 = Mt. Wisdom]]
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| − | *[[School Number 3, Plain Township|No. 3 = Reedsburg]]
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| − | *[[School Number 4, Plain Township|No. 4 = Maple Grove]]
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| − | *[[School Number 5, Plain Township|No. 5 = Wilderness/Forest Hill]]
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| − | *[[School Number 6, Plain Township|No. 6]]
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| − | *[[School Number 7, Plain Township|No. 7 = People's College]]
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| − | *[[School Number 8, Plain Township|No. 8]]
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| − | *[[School Number 9, Plain Township|No. 9]]
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| − | *[[School Number 10, Plain Township|No. 10 = Yankeetown]]
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| − | ===Photos===
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| − | ==Residents==
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| − | ===Early Settlers<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 642.</ref>===
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| − | *Philip Arnold
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| − | *Aaron Baird
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| − | *Cyrus Baird
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| − | *William B. Blachley
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| − | *Augustus Case
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| − | *John Cassiday
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| − | *John Collier
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| − | *Robert Eason
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| − | *John Folgate
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| − | *Elder French
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| − | *William Goodfellow
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| − | *George Lozier
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| − | *David Lozier
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| − | *William Meeks
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| − | *Benedict Mellinger
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| − | *Daniel Miller
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| − | *William and Henry Rouch
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| − | *William Sidle
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| − | *John Tryon
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| − | *Benjamin White
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| − | ===Census Records===
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| − | * [[1819 Census of Wayne County|1819 Quadrennial Enumeration]].
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| − | * [[1823 Census of Wayne County|1823 Quadrennial Enumeration]].
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| − | ===Directories===
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| − | '''Wedding Officiants'''
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| − | The following [[Ministers performing marriages|ministers]] are recorded as having officiated weddings in Plain Township.
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| − | || Anderson, A. E. || 1870 || . || [[Baptist]]
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| − | || Buell, A. J. || 1840 || . || [[Baptist]]
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| − | || Burke, John || 1840 || . || [[Baptist]]
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| − | || Burton, N. S. || 1864 || . || [[Baptist]]
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| − | || Crandall, Nelson || . || . || [[Baptist]]
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| − | || Dillman, George || 1870 || [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster (city)]] || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Excell, J. J. || 1850 || . || [[Reformed]]
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| − | || Felger, Joseph || 1876 || . || [[Evangelical]]
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| − | || Foglesong, M. P. || 1873 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Fry, Jacob || 1850 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Guinther, C. C. || 1840 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Helwig, Adam || 1861 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Himes, Jesse || 1850 || . || [[Reformed]]
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| − | || Jones, Harrison || 1856 || . || [[Disciples]]
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| − | || Keiffer, S. P. || 1850 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Kuhn, Andrew || 1840 || [[East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio|East Union]] || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Leiter, George || 1840 || [[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wooster]]|| [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Martens, D. || 1860 || [[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wooster]]|| [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Miller, S. W. || 1868 || [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster (city)]] || [[Presbyterian]]
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| − | || Penny, T. J. || 1850 || [[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wooster]]|| [[Baptist]]
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| − | || Porter, James K. || 1840 || . || [[Baptist]]
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| − | || Samis, James || 1878 || . || [[Baptist]]
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| − | || Schlosser, Jesse || 1840 || . || [[Reformed]]
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| − | || Shaffer, George W. || 1840 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Smith, A. M. || 1850 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Smith, D. W. || 1873 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Spafford, Christian || 1850 || . || [[Methodist]]
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| − | || Sparr, W. M. || 1863 || . || [[Lutheran]]
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| − | || Starr, John S. || 1840 || . || [[Methodist]]
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| − | || Stump, Adam || 1870 || . || [[Reformed]]
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| − | || Taylor, G. W. || 1850 || . || [[Baptist]]
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| − | ===Photos of Residences===
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| − | * [[Residences in Plain Township]]
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| − | ==Cemeteries==
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| − | * Blachleyville <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Blackman <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Fike <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Hiner <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Jefferson Evangelical <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Maple Grove Methodist <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Miller – Ken <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Miller / Neidigh / Stair <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Pioneer Troxel <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Plain Lutheran <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Pleasant View / Yankeetown <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Rathburn <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Reedsburg <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Rittenhouse / Troxel <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Rittenhouse / Weltmer Evangelical <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | * Section Fourteen <ref>Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html</ref>
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| − | ==Newspaper Articles==
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