Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Township name: | Plain |
Year organized: | 1817 |
Range/township: | R14, T19 & R15, T21 |
Boundary changes
Historical information
Plain Township contains the northern section (R14, T19) of historical Springfield Township.
Place names
The following places have been named in Plain Township.
Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
---|---|---|
Blachleyville | (named for Wm B. and Wm. Blachley) | 16 Dec 1833 |
Funk | Austin, Brownsville, Hamlet | 7 Dec 1894 |
Jefferson | Plain P.O. | 30 Jun 1829 |
Killbuck College | ||
Millbrook | ||
Mount Wisdom | ||
Reedsburg | laid out Dec 1835 by Wm. Reed; platted 1869 | |
Springville | Buffalo, Heath's Corners | 16 Dec 1844 |
Businesses
- Businesses in 1873
- Businesses in Blachleyville, Ohio
- Businesses in Millbrook, Ohio
- Businesses in Reedsburg, Ohio
- Businesses in Springville, Ohio
Maps
1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio
1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio
Residents
Early Settlers
- John Collier, first white settler of township
Census records
1819
Plain Township was covered by the 1819 Census of Wayne County.
1823
Plain Township was covered by the 1823 Census of Wayne County.
Land Owners
- 1856
- 1873
- 1897
Schools
One Room Schools
- Jefferson
- Mount Wisdom
- Reedsburg
- Maple Grove
- Wilderness/Funk/Forest Hill
- District 6
- People's College (Springville)
- District 8
- District 9
- Yankeetown
Wedding officials
The following ministers are recorded as having officiated weddings in Plain Township.
Minister | Date | Other townships | Denomination |
---|---|---|---|
Anderson, A. E. | 1870 | . | Baptist |
Buell, A. J. | 1840 | . | Baptist |
Burke, John | 1840 | . | Baptist |
Burton, N. S. | 1864 | . | Baptist |
Crandall, Nelson | . | . | Baptist |
Dillman, George | 1870 | Wooster (city) | Lutheran |
Excell, J. J. | 1850 | . | Reformed |
Felger, Joseph | 1876 | . | Evangelical |
Foglesong, M. P. | 1873 | . | Lutheran |
Fry, Jacob | 1850 | . | Lutheran |
Guinther, C. C. | 1840 | . | Lutheran |
Helwig, Adam | 1861 | . | Lutheran |
Himes, Jesse | 1850 | . | Reformed |
Jones, Harrison | 1856 | . | Disciples |
Keiffer, S. P. | 1850 | . | Lutheran |
Kuhn, Andrew | 1840 | East Union | Lutheran |
Leiter, George | 1840 | Wooster | Lutheran |
Martens, D. | 1860 | Wooster | Lutheran |
Miller, S. W. | 1868 | Wooster (city) | Presbyterian |
Penny, T. J. | 1850 | Wooster | Baptist |
Porter, James K. | 1840 | . | Baptist |
Samis, James | 1878 | . | Baptist |
Schlosser, Jesse | 1840 | . | Reformed |
Shaffer, George W. | 1840 | . | Lutheran |
Smith, A. M. | 1850 | . | Lutheran |
Smith, D. W. | 1873 | . | Lutheran |
Spafford, Christian | 1850 | . | Methodist |
Sparr, W. M. | 1863 | . | Lutheran |
Starr, John S. | 1840 | . | Methodist |
Stump, Adam | 1870 | . | Reformed |
Taylor, G. W. | 1850 | . | Baptist |