Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio

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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.[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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Maps

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

1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio

1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

Original Businesses and Owners

Cemeteries

  • Blachleyville [3]
  • Blackman [4]
  • Fike [5]
  • Hiner [6]
  • Jefferson Evangelical [7]
  • Maple Grove Methodist [8]
  • Miller – Ken [9]
  • Miller / Neidigh / Stair [10]
  • Pioneer Troxel [11]
  • Plain Lutheran [12]
  • Pleasant View / Yankeetown [13]
  • Rathburn [14]
  • Reedsburg [15]
  • Rittenhouse / Troxel [16]
  • Rittenhouse / Weltmer Evangelical [17]
  • Section Fourteen [18]

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References

  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.
  3. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  4. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  5. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  6. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  7. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  8. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  9. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  10. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  11. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  12. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  13. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  14. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  15. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  16. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  17. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html
  18. Wayne County Cemetery Preservation Society - Cross Reference of Cemeteries by Township. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohwccps/township_list.html

External Links

Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio - Wikipedia