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Plain Township was established in 1817 and was named because of the plains, or glades, that made up a large part of it.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 639.</ref> Plain Township was formed from the originally surveyed township 19 in range 14, and contains the northern section of historical [[Springfield Township]].<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 58.</ref>
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| style="font-weight:bold" | Township name: || Plain
 
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| style="font-weight:bold" | Year organized: ||  1817
 
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* Established in 1817 and named because of its terrain.<ref>Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.</ref>
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* Plain Township contains the northern section (R14, T19) of historical [[Springfield Township]].
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==Quick Facts==
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The following places have been named in Plain Township.
 
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||[[Blachleyville, Ohio|Blachleyville]]
 
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||(named for <abbr title="William">Wm</abbr> B. and <abbr title="William">Wm.</abbr> [[Blachley (surname)|Blachley]])
 
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||16 Dec 1833
 
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||[[Funk, Ohio|Funk]]
 
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||Austin, Brownsville, Hamlet, Kauffman Corners
 
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||7 Dec 1894
 
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||[[Jefferson, Ohio|Jefferson]]
 
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||Plain P.O.
 
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||30 Jun 1829
 
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||[[Schools in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Killbuck College]]
 
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||[[Millbrook, Ohio|Millbrook]]
 
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||[[Schools in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Mount Wisdom]]
 
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||[[Reedsburg, Ohio|Reedsburg]]
 
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||laid out Dec 1835 by Wm. [[Reed (surname)|Reed]]; platted 1869
 
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||[[Springville, Ohio|Springville]]
 
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||Buffalo, Heath's Corners
 
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||16 Dec 1844
 
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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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* [[1856 Baker Map Plain]]
 
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** [[1856 Baker Map Index Plain]] 
 
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* [[1873 Caldwell Atlas Plain]]
 
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** [[1873 Caldwell Atlas Index Plain]]
 
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* [[1897 Caldwell Atlas Plain]]
 
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** [[1897 Caldwell Atlas Index Plain]]
 
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* [[Businesses in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]
 
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* [[Businesses in Blachleyville, 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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==[[Churches in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Churches]]==
 
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==[[Schools in Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Schools]]==
 
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=== Historical One Room Schools===
 
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# Jefferson
 
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# District 6
 
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# People's College (Springville)
 
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# District 8
 
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# District 9
 
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# Yankeetown
 
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===Early Settlers===
 
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* John [[Collier(surname)|Collier]], first white settler of township
 
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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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The following [[Ministers performing marriages|ministers]] are recorded as having officiated weddings in Plain Township.
 
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|| [[Anderson (surname)|Anderson]], A. E.  || 1870 || . || [[Baptist]]
 
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|| [[Buell (surname)|Buell]], A. J.  || 1840 || . || [[Baptist]]
 
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|| [[Burke (surname)|Burke]], John  || 1840 || . || [[Baptist]]
 
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|| [[Burton (surname)|Burton]], N. S.  || 1864 || . || [[Baptist]]
 
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|| [[Crandall (surname)|Crandall]], Nelson  || .  || . || [[Baptist]]
 
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|| [[Dillman (surname)|Dillman]], George  || 1870 ||  [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster (city)]] || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Excell (surname)|Excell]], J. J.  || 1850 || . || [[Reformed]]
 
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|| [[Felger (surname)|Felger]], Joseph  || 1876 || . || [[Evangelical]]
 
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|| [[Foglesong (surname)|Foglesong]], M. P.  || 1873 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Fry (surname)|Fry]], Jacob  || 1850 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Guinther (surname)|Guinther]], C. C. || 1840 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Helwig (surname)|Helwig]], Adam  || 1861 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Himes (surname)|Himes]], Jesse  || 1850 || . || [[Reformed]]
 
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|| [[Jones (surname)|Jones]], Harrison  || 1856 || . || [[Disciples]]
 
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|| [[Keiffer (surname)|Keiffer]], S. P.  || 1850 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Kuhn (surname)|Kuhn]], Andrew  || 1840 || [[East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio|East Union]] || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Leiter (surname)|Leiter]], George  || 1840 || [[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wooster]]|| [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Martens (surname)|Martens]], D.  || 1860 || [[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wooster]]|| [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Miller (surname)|Miller]], S. W.  || 1868 || [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster (city)]] || [[Presbyterian]]
 
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|| [[Penny (surname)|Penny]], T. J.  || 1850 || [[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wooster]]|| [[Baptist]]
 
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|| [[Porter (surname)|Porter]], James K.  || 1840 || . || [[Baptist]]
 
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|| [[Samis (surname)|Samis]], James  || 1878 || . || [[Baptist]]
 
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|| [[Schlosser (surname)|Schlosser]], Jesse  || 1840 || . || [[Reformed]]
 
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|| [[Shaffer (surname)|Shaffer]], George W.  || 1840 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Smith (surname)|Smith]], A. M.  || 1850 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Smith (surname)|Smith]], D. W.  || 1873 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Spafford (surname)|Spafford]], Christian  || 1850 || . || [[Methodist]]
 
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|| [[Sparr (surname)|Sparr]], W. M.  || 1863 || . || [[Lutheran]]
 
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|| [[Starr (surname)|Starr]], John S.  || 1840 || . || [[Methodist]]
 
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|| [[Stump (surname)|Stump]], Adam  || 1870 || . || [[Reformed]]
 
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|| [[Taylor (surname)|Taylor]], G. W.  || 1850 || . || [[Baptist]]
 
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==References==
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_Township,_Wayne_County,_Ohio Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio - Wikipedia]
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[[Category:Townships of Wayne County, Ohio]]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 18 July 2023

Plain Township was established in 1817 and was named because of the plains, or glades, that made up a large part of it.[1] Plain Township was formed from the originally surveyed township 19 in range 14, and contains the northern section of historical Springfield Township.[2]

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Cemeteries within Plain Twp.

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Timeline Cover Title.png

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Quick Facts

External Links

Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio - Wikipedia

  1. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 639.
  2. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 58.
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