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| − | ==[[Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Baughman Township]]== |
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| − | ==[[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Canaan Township]]== |
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| − | ||[[Burbank, Ohio | + | ||[[Burbank, Ohio]] |
||Bridgeport | ||Bridgeport | ||
||3 Dec 1868 | ||3 Dec 1868 | ||
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| − | ||[[Creston, Ohio | + | ||[[Creston, Ohio]] |
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Pike Station (North of Railroad Tracks), | Pike Station (North of Railroad Tracks), | ||
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| − | ==[[Chester Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Chester Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Chester Township]]== |
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| − | ==[[Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Chippewa Township]]== |
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| − | ==[[Clinton Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Clinton Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Clinton Township]]== |
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||10 Aug 1829 | ||10 Aug 1829 | ||
| − | (pt in Plain Twp) | + | (pt in [[Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Plain Twp]]) |
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||Millville | ||Millville | ||
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| − | ==[[Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Congress Township]]== |
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| − | || | + | ||[[West Salem, Ohio|West Salem]] |
||Salem | ||Salem | ||
||13 Jun 1834 | ||13 Jun 1834 | ||
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| − | ==[[East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio|East Union Township]]== |
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||[[Apple Creek, Ohio|Apple Creek]] | ||[[Apple Creek, Ohio|Apple Creek]] | ||
| − | || | + | ||Apple Creek Station, Edinburgh, Old Town |
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[[Apple Creek, Ohio|Apple Creek]] 11 Apr 1854; | [[Apple Creek, Ohio|Apple Creek]] 11 Apr 1854; | ||
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| − | ==[[Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Franklin Township]]== |
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| − | ==[[Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Green Township]]== |
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||9 Sep 1864; | ||9 Sep 1864; | ||
| − | (pt Green, | + | (pt [[Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Green]], |
| − | pt Baughman) | + | pt [[Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Baughman]]) |
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||Paradise | ||Paradise | ||
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||Weilersville | ||Weilersville | ||
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| − | ==[[Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Killbuck Township]]== |
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| − | ==[[Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Milton Township]]== |
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||[[Rittman, Ohio|Rittman]] | ||[[Rittman, Ohio|Rittman]] | ||
| − | || | + | || Arkona, Center Swamp, Ellio, Milton Station, New Prospect, Shinersburg, Trenton Settlement |
| − | Arkona, Center Swamp, Ellio, Milton Station, | ||
| − | New Prospect, Shinersburg, Trenton Settlement | ||
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| − | ==[[Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Paint Township]]== |
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| − | ==[[Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Plain Township]]== |
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||Reedsburg | ||Reedsburg | ||
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| − | ||laid out Dec 1835 by Wm | + | ||laid out Dec 1835 by <abbr title="William">Wm</abbr> [[Reed (surname)|Reed]]; platted 1869 |
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||Springville | ||Springville | ||
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| − | ==[[Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Salt Creek Township]]== |
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||Fredericksburg | ||Fredericksburg | ||
||Searightsburgh | ||Searightsburgh | ||
| − | ||27 Nov 1824 (platted by Jacob Frederick) | + | ||27 Nov 1824 (platted by Jacob [[Frederick (surname)|Frederick]]) |
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||Maysville | ||Maysville | ||
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| − | ||Mount Hope | + | ||[[Mount Hope, Ohio|Mount Hope]] |
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| − | ==[[Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Sugar Creek Township]]== |
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||Riceland | ||Riceland | ||
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| − | ||(pt Sugar Creek, | + | ||(pt [[Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Sugar Creek]], |
| − | pt East Union) | + | pt [[East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio|East Union]]) |
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||Silver Hill | ||Silver Hill | ||
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| − | ==[[Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne Township]]== |
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| − | ||[[ | + | ||[[Madisonburg, Ohio|Madisonburg]] |
||Layman's Toll Gate | ||Layman's Toll Gate | ||
||1873 | ||1873 | ||
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||McCoy's Corners | ||McCoy's Corners | ||
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||Mechanicsburg | ||Mechanicsburg | ||
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||Tollgate | ||Tollgate | ||
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| − | ||North of [[ | + | ||North of [[Madisonburg, Ohio|Madisonburg]] |
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||Wayne | ||Wayne | ||
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| − | ==[[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]== | + | ==[[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wooster Township]]== |
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| − | ||West | + | ||West Wooster |
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Revision as of 15:10, 2 September 2014
Baughman Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Burton City |
Fairview, Baughman P.O. |
14 Dec 1850 |
| Fox Lake | ||
| Marshallville (laid out by James Marshall) | Bristol | 7 Feb 1817
(pt Baughman, pt Chippewa) |
| Orrville | 9 Sep 1864;
(pt Baughman, pt Green) | |
| Pine Ridge |
Canaan Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Blocher's Corners | ||
| Burbank, Ohio | Bridgeport | 3 Dec 1868 |
| Canaan | Canaan Center, Windsor | |
| Creston, Ohio |
Pike Station (North of Railroad Tracks), Seville/Saville Station (South of Railroad Tracks) |
30 Jun 1881 |
| Golden Corners | ||
| Hermanville | ||
| Jackson | Old Hickory, Mathews Tavern | |
| Mathew's Tavern | ||
| North Canaan | ||
| Peppertown | Area in Creston. Go west on Erie St. to T-Rd. Right on it (Pine St.). At one time, Peppards lived there but the people called them "Peppers." The area name stuck. | |
| West Canaan | ||
| Young Peoples' Corner |
Chester Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Valley | ||
| Chestnut Knolls | ||
| Lattasburg (named after Ephraim Latta) | West Union | Lattasburg platted 27 Feb 1851; name changed in 1855 |
| New Pittsburgh | 6 May 1829 | |
| Overton | Cedar Valley Station, Cedarville, Galleyport | Sec. 13 PSW |
| Robinson's Hill | SW corner |
Chippewa Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Doylestown | 9 Dec 1827 | |
| Easton | Chippewa(y), Slankerville | Easton platted May 1816; Slankerville platted 24 Feb 1843 |
| Frase Settlement | ||
| Hametown | ||
| Marshallville | Bristol | |
| Rogue's Hollow |
Clinton Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Big Prairie | Canansville, Prairie Station | |
| Centerville | Special | 5 Mar 1851 |
| Craigton | Washington Station | |
| Custaloga | ||
| Forest Grove | ||
| Goslin Hill | Citation in WCD 5 Sep 1900 p. 4 | |
| Horace | ||
| Millbrook | 10 Aug 1829
(pt in Plain Twp) | |
| Millville | ||
| Newkirk | Perriopolis | |
| Shreve | Clinton | 1853 |
| Stewart's Tavern | ||
| Stringtown | Gusslems Knob | North out of Shreve on 226 to Willow Run. Turn right into Swamp, go past RR tracks to 1 lane bridge. There used to be a mill and a string of houses. |
| Willswood |
Congress Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Addel's Corners | ||
| Armstrong | ||
| Aukerman | Aukerman's Station | |
| Burbank | ||
| Centennial Hall | ||
| Cherry Corners | ||
| Clark's Grove | ||
| Congress | Noodle Docey, then Waynesburgh | Waynesburgh platted 6 Mar 1827
(vol. 6 p. 24); citation WWR 25 Jan 1899) |
| Garden Isle | ||
| Johnstown | ||
| Pleasant Home | Pleasant Grove | |
| West Salem | Salem | 13 Jun 1834 |
East Union Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Creek | Apple Creek Station, Edinburgh, Old Town |
Apple Creek 11 Apr 1854; Edinburg 16 Aug 1822 |
| Carr's Tavern | ||
| Cross Keys | ||
| East Union | Cross Keys, Jensey's Tavern | |
| Honeytown | Pleasant Valley | (pt Wooster Twp,
pt East Union Twp) |
| Kansas | ||
| King's Tavern | ||
| Riceland | ||
| Stumptown | ||
| Walmer's Corners |
Franklin Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Guerne | ||
| Kauke Station | ||
| Moreland | Moorefield | 17 Jan 1829 |
| Morgan Settlement | ||
| South Franklin |
Green Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Butterdom | ||
| Chautauqua | ||
| Five Points | ||
| Georgetown | ||
| Hail City | W1/2 | |
| Idle Wild | ||
| Orrville | 9 Sep 1864; | |
| Paradise | ||
| Point Breeze | ||
| Smithville | 1831 | |
| Weilersville | Smithville P.O., Smithfield P.O., Summit |
Killbuck Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Wooster | 7 Sep 1816 |
Milton Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge | ||
| Douglas | ||
| Frenchtown | ||
| Johnson's Corners (named for Abner Johnson) | Amwell | |
| Lancetown (named after the large Lance family) | ||
| Milton Center | ||
| New Holland | Citation in OCC 1904; area near Apolstolic Nursing Home | |
| Rittman | Arkona, Center Swamp, Ellio, Milton Station, New Prospect, Shinersburg, Trenton Settlement | |
| Sterling | Russell Station, Amwell (named by Adney Bessey) | 21 Jan 1880 |
Paint Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jericho | ||
| Mt. Eaton | Paintville | Paintville platted 1813; name changed to Mt. Eaton in 1829 |
| West Lebanon | 1833 |
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 |
Salt Creek Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg | Searightsburgh | 27 Nov 1824 (platted by Jacob Frederick) |
| Maysville | Koch | |
| Mount Hope | ||
| Willow Grove |
Sugar Creek Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Angelville | (located where old Rt 30 crosses Wayne–Stark Co line | |
| Dalton | Dover, Middletown, Sharon | Dover surveyed 16 Oct 1817, Sharon surveyed 29 Mar 1828 |
| Kidron | ||
| Kidron Station | Sonnenberg Station | |
| Moscow |
McQuaid, No. 1 P.O. |
1815; vacated 1878 |
| Riceland | (pt Sugar Creek,
pt East Union) | |
| Silver Hill | ||
| Snake Hollow | ||
| Snively | ||
| Sonnenberg |
Wayne Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | 3 Jul 1907; incorporated 30 Jan 1911 | |
| Clear Creek | ||
| Devil Town | Tannertown, Ville | |
| Glory Hole | NE of Wooster | |
| Jollytown | N on Friendsville between Jentes and Fox Lake. Closer to Fox Lake. | |
| Little Cincinnati | ||
| Madisonburg | Layman's Toll Gate | 1873 |
| Madisonburg Sub-Station | ||
| McCoy's Corners | around Madisonburg | |
| Mechanicsburg | ||
| Milltown | ||
| Providence | 1/2 mile north of Arlington | |
| Tollgate | North of Madisonburg | |
| Wayne | ||
| Wayne County Home | Old Peoples' Corner | |
| Wooster |
Wooster Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plate Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | ||
| Honeytown | Pleasant Valley | |
| Madison | first county seat vacated 1814 | |
| Shay's Crossing | ||
| Stibb's Mill | ||
| West Wooster | Branstetter |
Unknown Township
| Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plate Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell's Creek | ||
| Kobb's Corner | ||
| Possom Run | ||
| Schumacher Corner | ||
| Tschantzville |