Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio

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Historical Information

Wayne Township was established October 12, 1816 and named in honor of General Anthony Wayne.[1]

It was formed from all of the originally surveyed townships 16 and 17 in range 13.[2]

Place Names

Present Name Former Name(s) Plat Date
Bloomington 3 Jul 1907; incorporated 30 Jan 1911
Clear Creek
Devil Town Tannertown, Ville
Glory Hole
Jollytown
Little Cincinnati
Madisonburg Layman's Toll Gate 1873
Madisonburg Sub-Station
McCoy's Corners
Mechanicsburg
Milltown
Providence
Tollgate
Wayne
Wayne County Home Old Peoples' Corner
Wooster

Maps

The department has several plat maps for viewing. Plat maps include land owners names and the location of their property.

1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio

1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

Indices to Maps

Businesses

Churches

Lutheran

  • Salem's Church[3]

Presbyterian

  • Wayne Presbyterian Church[4]

Unknown Denomination

  • Geyer's Chapel[5]

Photos

Schools

Active

Historical One Room Schools

Photos

Residents

Early Settlers[6]

Census Records

Directories

Photos of Residences

Cemeteries

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper Full-Text Articles

Newspaper Ads

Newspaper Citations with Not Attached Images

References

  1. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 712.
  2. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.
  3. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 716.
  4. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 717.
  5. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 716.
  6. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 714-715.

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