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* Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1873)/Chester Township]]
 
* Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1873)/Chester Township]]
 
* Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1897)/Chester Township]]
 
* Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1897)/Chester Township]]
 
==Schools==
 
 
===Active Schools===
 
 
*  Northwestern Local Schools <ref> "Northwestern Local Schools." Northwestern Local Schools. Accessed February 11, 2019. http://www.northwestern.k12.oh.us/. </ref>
 
 
===Historical One Room Schools===
 
 
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*[[School Number 1, Chester Township|No. 1 = Philo]]
 
*[[School Number 2, Chester Township|No. 2 = Science Point]]
 
*[[School Number 3, Chester Township|No. 3 = Red Swamp]]
 
*[[School Number 4, Chester Township|No. 4 = Hickory Grove]]
 
*[[School Number 5, Chester Township|No. 5 = Oak Grove]]
 
*[[School Number 6, Chester Township|No. 6 = Overton]]
 
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*[[School Number 7, Chester Township|No. 7 = Killbuck]]
 
*[[School Number 8, Chester Township|No. 8 = Excelsior Hall]]
 
*New Pittsburg
 
*Bunker Hill
 
*Lattasburg
 
|}
 
 
*  [http://www.oldohioschools.com/wayne_county.htm Old Wayne County Schools]
 
 
===Photos===
 
 
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==Residents==
 
==Residents==

Revision as of 12:30, 15 July 2023

Chester Township was established March 5, 1816 and it is claimed that it was known as Chestnut township before it was organized due to the large number of chestnut trees in the area.[1] It was named Chester because of the prevalence of Chestnut trees in the area.[2]

The originally surveyed townships 20 and 21 in range 14 are what make up Chester township.[3]

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Historical Documents

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

Residents

Early Settlers[4]

  • William and Hugh Adams
  • Joseph Aikens
  • Anthony Camp
  • John Campbell
  • the Cunninghams
  • Phineas Davis
  • Cornelius and Garret Dorland
  • Abraham Ecker
  • John Emery
  • Benjamin Emmons
  • James Fulton
  • Samuel Funk
  • Phillip Hefflefinger
  • John Helman
  • John Hern
  • the Hillis boys and their mother
  • Thomas Johnston
  • John A. Kelley
  • John Lowry
  • Jacob Miller
  • Michael Mowrey
  • John Moyers
  • John, Abram, and Isaac Myers
  • Thomas Osborne
  • Nathaniel Paxton
  • John Piper
  • Daniel and John Pittinger
  • Christian Rice
  • Judge James Robison
  • Adam Rumbaugh
  • Henry Sapp
  • John and David Smith
  • William Stanley
  • Phineas Summerton
  • Samuel Vanosdall
  • Isaac White
  • James and Benjamin Wintermarx
  • Jacob Worst

Census Records

Directories

  • 1859-1860
  • 1884-1885
  • 1894-1895

Photos Of Residences

Cemeteries

  • Chester Center Cemetery [5]
  • Western Reserve Memorial Gardens [6]
  • B'nai Jeshurun Cemetery [7]
  • Maple Hill Cemetery [8]

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper Full-Text Articles

Early Wayne County History
Chester Township
The great growth of chestnut trees in that region resulted in naming this township Chestnut, but upon its organization in 1816, the name was changed to Chester Township.

New Pittsburg was the first town laid out. Twenty-two years later in 1851 West Union was surveyed. The name of this village was later changed to Lattasburg.

—Harry B. Stapler, The Wooster Daily Record, 1940-MAR-09

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References

  1. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878.
  2. Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.
  3. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.
  4. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 836.
  5. "Chester Center Cemetery, Chesterland, Geauga, Ohio, United States | BillionGraves Cemetery and Images." Billion Graves Headstone, Grave, and Cemetery Records Site Index - 2018-03-27. Accessed March 05, 2019. https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Chester-Center-Cemetery/139303.
  6. "WELCOME." Western Reserve Memorial Gardens | Welcome. Accessed February 05, 2019. http://bsgwesternreserve.com/. Western Reserve Memorial Gardens
  7. "Cemeteries." B'nai Jeshurun Congregation. February 25, 2014. Accessed February 05, 2019. https://www.bnaijeshurun.org/about-us-facilities-cemeteries.
  8. Find A Grave. Accessed March 05, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/41966/maple-hill-cemetery.

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