Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio

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Wayne Township was established October 12, 1816 and named in honor of General Anthony Wayne.[1]

It was formed from all of the originally surveyed townships 16 and 17 in range 13.[2]

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Quick Facts

Place Names

Present Name Former Name(s) Plat Date
Bloomington 3 Jul 1907; incorporated 30 Jan 1911
Clear Creek
Devil Town Tannertown, Ville
Glory Hole
Jollytown
Little Cincinnati
Madisonburg Layman's Toll Gate 1873
Madisonburg Sub-Station
McCoy's Corners
Mechanicsburg
Milltown
Providence
Tollgate
Wayne
Wayne County Home Old Peoples' Corner
Wooster

Maps

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1807 Federal Survey Map of Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio

  • Wayne Township Survey Map 1807

1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio

  • 1856 Wayne Township

1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

  • Wayne Township

  • Madisonburg

  • Mechanicsburg

1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio

  • Wayne Township

  • Bloomington

  • Madisonburg

Indices to Maps

Original Businesses and Owners

Farmers

  • Joseph Wasson [3]
  • William Elliot [4]
  • Josiah Barton [5]
  • George Troutman [6]
  • James McCoy [7]
  • Captain George P. Emrich [8]
  • John Driskel [9]

Saw-millers

  • Fred Garver (1814)[10]

Grist-millers

  • Fred Garver (1815)[11]
  • John McBride (1829) [12]
  • Abraham Runyon [13]

Traders

  • Captain George P. Emrich [14]

Hotel Owners

  • Horace Howard (Eagle House)[15]

Churches

Baptist

  • North Life Baptist Church [16]
  • West Hill Baptist Church [17]

Christian Science

  • First Church of Christ, Scientist [18]

Lutheran

Presbyterian

  • Wayne Presbyterian Church[20]

Unitarian Universalist

  • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County [21]

Unknown Denomination

Photos

  • West Hill Baptist Church, Wayne Township.jpg

[23]

  • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County, Wayne Township.jpg

[24]

Schools

Active Schools

  • Wooster City Local Schools [25]

Historical One Room Schools

Photos

  • Wooster City Local School, Wayne Township.jpg

[26]

Residents

Early Settlers[27]

  • Peter Anspaugh
  • Thomas Armstrong
  • John Bacher
  • Peter Bacher
  • George Bair
  • Thomas Beall
  • John Bonewitz
  • Mordecai Boon
  • William Burgan
  • Ralph Cherry
  • the Clarks
  • Armstrong Davison
  • the Driskels
  • Peter Eiker
  • William Elgin
  • Peter Everly
  • the Feazles
  • Fred. Garver
  • George Gibson
  • James Glass
  • Alexander Hanna
  • Jacob Ihrig
  • Peter Ihrig
  • the Meeks
  • Jacob Menterfer
  • Benjamin Miller
  • Henry Perrine
  • Thomas Pomeroy
  • John Richey
  • the Roses
  • Jacob Seifred
  • Henry Snider
  • Mr. Sowey
  • Moses Thompson
  • the Turners
  • Abraham Vanmeter
  • John Vanostran
  • Peter Vanostran

Census Records

Directories

Photos of Residences

Cemeteries

  • Plainview Cemetery [28]
  • Edenton Cemetery [29]
  • Woodville Cemetery [30]
  • Jordan Cemetery [31]
  • McCollum Cemetery [32]
  • Little Brick Chapel [33]

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References

  1. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 712.
  2. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Welcome!" North Life Baptist Church. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://www.northlife.church/.
  17. ↑ "Home." West Hill Baptist Church. Accessed March 04, 2019. https://whbcwooster.com/.
  18. ↑ "Home." CS Wooster. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://cswooster.com/.
  19. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 716.
  20. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 717.
  21. ↑ "Home." Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.uufwc.org/.
  22. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 716.
  23. ↑ "West Hills Baptist Church". www.yelp.com. 2019. 
  24. ↑ "Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County". www.rdcollab.com. 2019. 
  25. ↑ "Wooster City School District." Treasurer | Wooster City Schools. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.woostercityschools.org/.
  26. ↑ "Wooster High School". en.wikipedia.org. 2019. 
  27. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 714-715.
  28. ↑ "Cemeteries." Wayne Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.wayne-township.org/cemeteries.html.
  29. ↑ "Cemeteries." Wayne Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.wayne-township.org/cemeteries.html.
  30. ↑ "Cemeteries." Wayne Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.wayne-township.org/cemeteries.html.
  31. ↑ "Cemeteries." Wayne Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.wayne-township.org/cemeteries.html.
  32. ↑ "Cemeteries." Wayne Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.wayne-township.org/cemeteries.html.
  33. ↑ "Cemeteries." Wayne Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Accessed March 04, 2019. http://www.wayne-township.org/cemeteries.html.

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