Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio
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Township name: | Plain |
Year organized: | 1817 |
Range/township: | R14, T19 & R15, T21 |
Plain Township is one of sixteen current townships of Wayne County, Ohio.
Boundary changes
Historical information
Plain Township contains the northern section (R14, T19) of historical Springfield Township.
Census records
1819
Plain Township was covered by the 1819 Census of Wayne County.
Maps
This is a plat map from the 1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio.
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 |
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 |