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-==Historical Information==
 Wayne Township was established October 12, 1816 and named in honor of General Anthony Wayne.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 712.</ref>
 It was formed from all of the originally surveyed townships 16 and 17 in range 13.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.</ref>
-==Place Names==
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+{{Portal card
-{| class="wikitable"
+|title=[[Wayne Township Government|Government]]
-|-
+|tagline=
-! Present Name
+|content= Information concerning the government of Wayne Twp.
-! Former Name(s)
+{{cta
-! Plat Date
+|link=Wayne Township Government
-|-
+|text=Read more
-||Bloomington
+}}
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+|image=Government.png
-||3 Jul 1907; incorporated 30 Jan 1911
+}}
-|-
+{{Portal card
-||Clear Creek
+|title=[[Education in Wayne Township|Education]]
-||
+|tagline=
-||
+|content= View information about education.
-|-
+{{cta
-||[[Devil Town, Ohio|Devil Town]]
+|link=Education in Wayne Township
-||Tannertown, Ville
+|text=Read more
-||
+}}
-|-
+|image=Education.png
-||[[Glory Hole, Ohio|Glory Hole]]
+}}
-||
+{{Portal card
-||
+|title=[[History of Wayne Township|History]]
-|-
+|tagline=
-||[[Jollytown, Ohio|Jollytown]]
+|content= Discover information about the history of Wayne Twp.
-||
+{{cta
-||
+|link=History of Wayne Township
-|-
+|text=Read more
-||Little Cincinnati
+}}
-||
+|image=History.png
-||
+}}
-|-
+{{Portal card
-||[[Madisonburg, Ohio|Madisonburg]]
+|title=[[Place Names in Wayne Township|Place Names]]
-||Layman's Toll Gate
+|tagline=
-||1873
+|content= View information about the various places within Wayne Twp.
-|-
+{{cta
-||Madisonburg Sub-Station
+|link=Place Names in Wayne Township
-||
+|text=Read more
-||
+}}
-|-
+|image=Place Names.png
-||[[McCoy's Corners, Ohio|McCoy's Corners]]
+}}
-||
+{{Portal card
-||
+|title=[[Wayne Township Historical Landmarks|Historical Landmarks]]
-|-
+|tagline=
-||Mechanicsburg
+|content= Discover information about recognized landmarks in Wayne Twp.
-||
+{{cta
-||
+|link=Wayne Township Historical Landmarks
-|-
+|text=Read more
-||Milltown
+}}
-||
+|image=Landmarks.png
-||
+}}
-|-
+{{Portal card
-||[[Providence, Ohio|Providence]]
+|title=[[Notable People in Wayne Township|Notable People]]
-||
+|tagline=
-||
+|content= Discover information about famous people in Wayne Twp.
-|-
+{{cta
-||[[Tollgate, Ohio|Tollgate]]
+|link=Notable People in Wayne Township
-||
+|text=Read more
-||
+}}
-|-
+|image=Notable People.png
-||Wayne
+}}
-||
+{{Portal card
-||
+|title=[[Original Businesses & Owners in Wayne Township|Original Businesses & Owners]]
-|-
+|tagline=
-||Wayne County Home
+|content= Discover information about early settlers and their businesses in Wayne Twp.
-||Old Peoples' Corner
+{{cta
-||
+|link=Original Businesses & Owners in Wayne Township
-|-
+|text=Read more
-||[[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]]
+}}
-||
+|image=Businesses & Owners.png
-||
+}}
-|}
+{{Portal card
+|title=[[Churches in Wayne Township|Churches]]
-==Maps==
+|tagline=
-The department has several plat maps for viewing. Plat maps include land owners names and the location of their property.
+|content= Discover information about churches in Wayne Twp.
+{{cta
-===1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio===
+|link=Churches in Wayne Township
-<gallery>
+|text=Read more
-File:1856BakersMapWayneTwp.jpg|1856 Wayne Township
+}}
-</gallery>
+|image=File:Churches.png
+}}
-===1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio===
+{{Portal card
+|title=[[Residences in Wayne Township|Residents]]
-<gallery>
+|tagline=
-File:Wayne.jpg|Wayne Township|Index to 1873 [[Caldwell's Atlas (1873)/Wayne Township|<br>Wayne Township]]
+|content= Discover information about the residents in Wayne Twp.
-File:Madisonburg, Wayne Township.jpg|Madisonburg
+{{cta
-File:Mechanicsburg, Wayne Township.jpg|Mechanicsburg
+|link=Residents in Wayne Township
-</gallery>
+|text=Read more
+}}
-===1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio===
+|image=Residents.png
+}}
-<gallery>
+{{Portal card
-File:Wayne Township.jpg|Index to 1897 [[Caldwell's Atlas (1897)/Wayne Township|<br>Wayne Township]]
+|title=[[Cemeteries in Wayne Township|Cemeteries]]
-File:Bloomington, Wayne Township.jpg|Bloomington
+|tagline=
-File:Madisonburg, Wayne Township.jpg|Madisonburg
+|content= Cemeteries within Wayne Twp.
-</gallery>
+{{cta
+|link=Cemeteries in Wayne Township
-==Indices to Maps==
+|text=Read more
-* Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1873)/Wayne Township]]
+}}
-* Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1897)/Wayne Township]]
+|image=Cemeteries.png
+}}
-==Businesses==
+{{Portal card
+|title=[[Indices to Maps in Wayne Township|Map Indices]]
-==Churches==
+|tagline=
+|content= An indice to Maps within Wayne Twp.
-===Lutheran===
+{{cta
+|link=Indices to Maps in Wayne Township
-*Salem's Church<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 716.</ref>
+|text=Read more
+}}
-===Presbyterian===
+|image=Map Indeces.png
+}}
-*Wayne Presbyterian Church<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 717.</ref>
+{{Portal card
+}}
-===Unknown Denomination===
+{{Portal card
+|title=[[Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio Gallery|Media Gallery]]
-*Geyer's Chapel<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 716.</ref>
+|tagline=
+|content= Discover logos, letterheads, maps, ads, and photos.
-===Photos===
+{{cta
+|link=Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio Media Gallery
-==Schools==
+|text=Read more
+}}
-===Active===
+|image=Gallery covpic.png
+}}
-===Historical One Room Schools===
+{{Portal card
+|title=[[Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio Timeline|Timeline]]
-{|
+|tagline=
-|
+|content= View the timeline of Wayne Twp.
-*[[School Number 1, Wayne Township|No. 1 = Mathews]]
+{{cta
-*[[School Number 2, Wayne Township|No. 2 = Union College]]
+|link=Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio Timeline
-*[[School Number 3, Wayne Township|No. 3]]
+|text=Read more
-*[[School Number 4, Wayne Township|No. 4 = Mechanicsburg "Union College"]]
+}}
-*[[School Number 5, Wayne Township|No. 5 = Mule Hill]]
+|image=Timeline Cover Title.png
-|
+}}
-*[[School Number 6, Wayne Township|No. 6 = Krysher Land/Ihrig]]
+</div>
-*[[School Number 7, Wayne Township|No. 7 = Byall Land]]
+==Quick Facts==
-*[[School Number 8, Wayne Township|No. 8 = Madisonburg]]
+*
-*[[School Number 9, Wayne Township|No. 9 = Christmas Land]]
-|}
-===Photos===
-==Residents==
-===Early Settlers<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 714-715.</ref>===
-{|
-|
-*Peter {{Surname|Anspaugh}}
-*Thomas {{Surname|Armstrong}}
-*John {{Surname|Bacher}}
-*Peter {{Surname|Bacher}}
-*George {{Surname|Bair}}
-*Thomas {{Surname|Beall}}
-*John {{Surname|Bonewitz}}
-*Mordecai {{Surname|Boon}}
-*William {{Surname|Burgan}}
-*Ralph {{Surname|Cherry}}
-*the {{Surname|Clark}}s
-*Armstrong {{Surname|Davison}}
-*the {{Surname|Driskel}}s
-*Peter {{Surname|Eiker}}
-*William {{Surname|Elgin}}
-*Peter {{Surname|Everly}}
-*the {{Surname|Feazle}}s
-*Fred. {{Surname|Garver}}
-*George {{Surname|Gibson}}
-|
-*James {{Surname|Glass}}
-*Alexander {{Surname|Hanna}}
-*Jacob {{Surname|Ihrig}}
-*Peter {{Surname|Ihrig}}
-*the {{Surname|Meek}}s
-*Jacob {{Surname|Menterfer}}
-*Benjamin {{Surname|Miller}}
-*Henry {{Surname|Perrine}}
-*Thomas {{Surname|Pomeroy}}
-*John {{Surname|Richey}}
-*the {{Surname|Rose}}s
-*Jacob {{Surname|Seifred}}
-*Henry {{Surname|Snider}}
-*Mr. {{Surname|Sowey}}
-*Moses {{Surname|Thompson}}
-*the {{Surname|Turner}}s
-*Abraham {{Surname|Vanmeter}}
-*John {{Surname|Vanostran}}
-*Peter {{Surname|Vanostran}}
-|}
-===Census Records===
-===Directories===
-===Photos of Residences===
-==Cemeteries==
-==Newspaper Articles==
-===Newspaper Full-Text Articles===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=300px style="text-align:left">
-File:OhioOneRoomSchoolsVanishing.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Newspaper Ads===
-===Newspaper Citations with Not Attached Images===
-==References==
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