| Plain Township was established in 1817 and was named because of the plains, or glades, that made up a large part of it.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 639.</ref> Plain Township was formed from the originally surveyed township 19 in range 14, and contains the northern section of historical [[Springfield Township]].<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 58.</ref> | | Plain Township was established in 1817 and was named because of the plains, or glades, that made up a large part of it.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 639.</ref> Plain Township was formed from the originally surveyed township 19 in range 14, and contains the northern section of historical [[Springfield Township]].<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 58.</ref> |