View source for Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio

==Historical Information==

'''Washington Township''' was a township of [[Wayne County, Ohio]] until 20 January 1824 when part of Wayne County's southern border was redesignated as part of [[Holmes County, Ohio]].

===Historical Documents===

===Washington Townships Historical Landmarks===

==Place Names==

==Maps==

===1842 Washington Township Map===
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<ref>"1842 Map of Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio." CONTENTdm. Accessed April 10, 2019. https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/maps/id/5074/.</ref>

===1883 Washington Township Map===
<gallery>File:1883 Washington Township Map.jpg </gallery>
<ref>"1883 Map of Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio." CONTENTdm. Accessed April 10, 2019. https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/maps/id/5082/. </ref>

===Washington Township Full Ohio Map===
<gallery>File:Washington Township Full Ohio Map.png </gallery>
<ref> "Washington Township, Logan County, Ohio." Wikipedia. December 29, 2018. Accessed April 10, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Logan_County,_Ohio.</ref>

===Historical Washington Township Map===
<gallery> File:Historical Washington Township Map.jpg</gallery>
<ref>"We've Just Moved & Improved Our Site (from Rare-maps.com)." Art Source International. Accessed April 10, 2019. https://artsourceinternational.com/welcome/?type=maps&rid=1578341. </ref>

===Indices to Maps===

==Original Businesses and Owners==

===Farmers===
* William Elliott <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
* Josiah Barton <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
* George Troutman <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
* James McCoy <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
* Thomas A. McCoy <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
 
===Saw-millers===
* Fred Garver <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>

===Grist-millers===
* Fred Garver <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>

===Tavern===
* William Elliott <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>
* James Glass <ref>Douglass, Robert, and Robert Douglass. History of Wayne County, Ohio,: From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time. By Ben Douglass, Wooster, Ohio.: In This Volume, Embracing Nearly Nine Hundred Pages, the Author Presents with Remarkable Power and Perspicacity the History of the Great North-west Territory .. Indianapolis: Published by Robert Douglass, 1879. </ref>

==Churches==

===Baptist===
* Washington Heights Baptist Church <ref>"Washington Heights Baptist Church." Home | Washington Heights Baptist Church. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.whbc.org/. </ref>
* Morningstar Baptist Church <ref>"Home." Home. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.morningstardayton.org/. </ref>

===Lutheran===
* Epiphany Lutheran Church <ref>"HOME." Epiphany Lutheran Church Dayton. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.epiphanydayton.org/. </ref>

===Methodist=== 
* Hope Church <ref>"Traditional Service." Bringing Hope To The World. January 19, 2019. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://hopeindayton.org/. </ref>

===Presbyterian===
* Sonka United Church of Christ <ref>Sonka UCC. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://sonkaucc.org/. </ref>

===Unknown===
* SouthBrook Christian Church <ref>"SouthBrook Christian Church." SouthBrook Christian Church. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://southbrook.org/. </ref>
* Church of the Incarnation <ref>"Church of the Incarnation." Church of the Incarnation. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.incarnation-parish.com/. </ref>

===Photos===
<gallery> File:Church of the Incarnation, Washington Township.jpg </gallery>
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==Schools==

===Active Schools===
* Centerville City Local Schools <ref>"Schools." Centerville City Schools. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.centerville.k12.oh.us/schools. </ref>

* Incarnation Catholic School <ref>"Incarnation Catholic School - Centerville, OH." Incarnation Catholic School - Centerville, OH. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.incarnation-school.com/. </ref>

===Historical One Room Schools===
* Polar Grove School (1888-Unknown) <ref> Chatfield, Wayne, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, and Wayne Chatfield. "OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY." OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY. January 01, 1970. Accessed April 17, 2019. http://miamicountyohiooneroomschoolhouses.blogspot.com/.</ref>
* West Charleston School (1888-Unknown) <ref> Chatfield, Wayne, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, and Wayne Chatfield. "OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY." OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY. January 01, 1970. Accessed April 17, 2019. http://miamicountyohiooneroomschoolhouses.blogspot.com/.</ref>
* Center School <ref>Chatfield, Wayne, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, and Wayne Chatfield. "OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY." OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY. January 01, 1970. Accessed April 17, 2019. http://miamicountyohiooneroomschoolhouses.blogspot.com/. </ref>
* Brandt School (1890-Unknown) <ref>Chatfield, Wayne, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, and Wayne Chatfield. "OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY." OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY. January 01, 1970. Accessed April 17, 2019. http://miamicountyohiooneroomschoolhouses.blogspot.com/. </ref>
* Leatherwood School <ref>Chatfield, Wayne, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, and Wayne Chatfield. "OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY." OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY. January 01, 1970. Accessed April 17, 2019. http://miamicountyohiooneroomschoolhouses.blogspot.com/. </ref>
* Lake School <ref>Chatfield, Wayne, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, Wayne Chatfield, and Wayne Chatfield. "OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY." OHIO ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES/MIAMI COUNTY. January 01, 1970. Accessed April 17, 2019. http://miamicountyohiooneroomschoolhouses.blogspot.com/. </ref>

===Photos===

<gallery> File:Incarnations Catholic School, Washington Township.jpeg </gallery>
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<gallery> File:Centerville Local Schools, Washington Township.jpg </gallery> 
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==Residents==

===Early Settlers===
* Jesse Donley <ref> First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html.</ref>
* Andrew Bostetter <ref> First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html.</ref>
* William Pearce <ref> First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html.</ref>
* Linius Doud <ref> First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html.</ref>
* David Strawer <ref> First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html.</ref>
* Hezekiah Hanna <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref>
* Levi Tarr <ref> First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html.</ref>
* William Pearce <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref> 
* Benjamin Lintz <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref>
* George Keller <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref>
* Archibald Campbell <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref>
* John Kintner <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref>
* George Ridenour <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref>
* Samuel Ridenour <ref> First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html.</ref>
* Zacheriah Hurtt <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref>
* Andrew Bostetler <ref>First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html. </ref>
* S. P. Camerson  <ref> First Settlers Washington Twp. Accessed April 16, 2019. http://www.defiancecountygenealogy.org/Townships/washington.html.</ref>

===Census Records===

===Directories===

===Photos of Residences===

==Cemeteries==
* Centerville-Washington Township Cemetery <ref>"Cemeteries." Town Hall Theatre - Washington Township. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.washingtontwp.org/services/public_works/cemeteries. </ref>
* Sugar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery  <ref>"Cemeteries." Town Hall Theatre - Washington Township. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.washingtontwp.org/services/public_works/cemeteries. </ref>
* Woodbourne Cemetery <ref>"Cemeteries." Town Hall Theatre - Washington Township. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.washingtontwp.org/services/public_works/cemeteries. </ref>
* Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery <ref>"Cemeteries." Town Hall Theatre - Washington Township. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.washingtontwp.org/services/public_works/cemeteries. </ref> 
* Rehoboth Methodist Church Cemetery <ref>"Cemeteries." Town Hall Theatre - Washington Township. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.washingtontwp.org/services/public_works/cemeteries. </ref>
* Sugar Creek Friends Meeting House Cemetery <ref>"Cemeteries." Town Hall Theatre - Washington Township. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.washingtontwp.org/services/public_works/cemeteries. </ref>

==Newspaper Articles==

===Newspaper Full-Text Articles===

===Newspaper Ads===

===Newspaper Citations With No Attached Images===

==References==
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==External Links==
[[Category:Townships of Holmes County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Townships previously of Wayne County, Ohio]]