You can read about the collection or browse the entire collection. Franklin township hall is located 218 gougler avenue in kent ohio. Book of franklin township history on sale at the library. If you have any suggestions please fill out the form below. In any case township should be unrepresented in the meeting, those. The lands within the township have been well maintained over time, and we owe a debt of gratitude to the many people that have tended the area over the generations. Harrisons atlas of allen county ohio 1880 ashland caldwells atlas of ashland county ohio 1874 ashtabula sill tucker and co ashtabula county atlas 1905 athens lakes atlas of athens county ohio 1875 auglaize walshs atlas of auglaize county 1898 belmont lanthrops atlas of belmount county ohio 1888 brown lakes atlas of brown county ohio 1876 butler. Franklin county originally extended all the way north to lake erie before ohio subdivided further into more counties. Franklin township is a civil township located in portage county, ohio, united states.
This page is the official facebook page of franklin township in warren county, ohio. History of pickaway county, ohio and representative. This county was named for benjamin franklin 17061791 founding father, author, printer, satirist, political theorist, scientist, inventor and statesman what is the county seat of franklin county, oh. These are important for genealogy research purposes. Realizing that all of us have found clues in unexpected places, dont leave a click unclicked in our left margin offerings. The township is governed by a threemember board of trustees, who are elected in november of oddnumbered years to a fouryear term beginning on the following january 1. An authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, civic and social development. Map of ohio showing drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, and a table of population for the 1880 census. Ross county is a county in the appalachian region of the u. Paint valley at this point is about a mile wide and reaches the entire length of the township. The history of bexley history of blendon township source. On march 30, 1803, the state of ohio authorized the creation of franklin county. List of urban townships in ohio project gutenberg self. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet.
Our earnest volunteers have worked hard to bring to our audience organized genealogical information, most of it about franklin county, ohio. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. We currently have over 1,662,956 images available online. This antique map ross township and atlas butler county 1914 are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Kentucky has counties that no longer exist because they were discontinued, renamed or merged with another county a lot of these counties were established and disbanded within the 19th century. In 1988 marshall township was added to our service area. Previously named the curfew recreation center, the park was owned by curfew grange 1052 before being bought by the township in july 2007. It included a large part of what is now the state of ohio.
So fascinated as i read what buildings sat where, who was who in the mid 1800s and the names of so many early settlers. Historical maps of franklin county dating back to 1842, as well as township maps, road record books, subdivision plats, private surveys, county road construction plans, and county road rightofway plans are housed in the records management office of the surveying department. Eliza, and samuel are dead, the living being james h. History of franklin county a collection of reminiscences of the early settlement of the county with biographical sketches and a complete history of the county to the present time. In 1855, franklin township was formed from parts of amwell, canton and morris townships, and on feb. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, ohio the library of. History of brown township, franklin county oh source. Our goal is to highlight local organizations, and to share community information and events with you. To be classified as an urban township in ohio, a township must, in addition to other statutory requirements, have a population of at least 15,000 in unincorporated areas of the township. The smyrna cemetery area was a shawnee village in the 1780s and 1790s. The clerks office does not do research most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. The franklin township historical society is a notforprofit organization, devoted to the preservation and promotion of franklin township history, and the care of our meeting house, the former big run baptist church, and the big run cemetery. The county was established on april 30, 1803, less than two months after ohio became a state, and was named after benjamin franklin. History of madison township, including groveport and canal winchester, franklin county, ohio 1902 source.
Established on august 20, 1798, the county is named for federalist senator james ross of pennsylvania. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 78,064. A standard history of ross county, ohio an authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, civic and social development. Ross county ohio a standard history of ross county, ohio.
Northland historical image collection historic pittsburgh. It is one of twentyone franklin townships statewide. Northland public library opened in october of 1968 to serve the municipalities of bradford woods borough, franklin park borough, mccandless township, and ross township. History franklin township, erie county, pennsylvania. The county was named in honor of benjamin franklin. History south franklin township washington county, pa. A brief history of methodist church at clarksburg, ohio includes burial at. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Franklin township was formed in 1809 from a part of monaghan township. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Historical maps and information franklin county engineer. For further information on the history of franklin township, see the history of licking county ohio, n.
The history of franklin township, marion county, indiana. Revolutionary war veteran general nathaniel massie 1763 18 and dutch immigrant brothers jacob and enoch smith built a. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Map of butler county, ohio this map was drawn from the original surveys of the range and township lines and from recent surveys of the subdivision fo the several sections in each township and published by john crane. Franklin county was created on april 30, 1803 from ross county. The establishment of franklin county and the later organization of other counties reduced ross countys huge size in 1803. This site is for the business of franklin township wayne county ohio, and to serve the residents of the township by promoting the organizations within the township.
Franklin township, ross county, ohio places facebook. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, ohio, landowners. The petition for the new township was signed with names such as. It was named franklin after the patriot of the revolution, benjamin franklin, at the suggestion of honorable judge john h. Franklin township, ross county ohio auditor of state. Sanborn fire insurance map from chillicothe, ross county, ohio.
Surveyors laid out the city in 1812, and the ohio general assembly met for the first time in the new capital in 1816. When i saw some of those names, i saw street names in the bottoms that sprung to life, as so many. Adena state memorialohs, po box 831, chillicothe, oh 456010831. According to the history of washington county, south franklin had six schools at the turn. One hundred years later, the societys mission remains the same. Franklin township, warren county, ohio, carlisle, ohio. That portion of york county, which is now franklin township, was probably first settled about 1760.
The ross county courthouse is located in chillicothe, ohio. It was stated in the 1880 history of franklin and pickaway counties, ohio that oregon was now almost vanished and it didnt make it onto the 1883 franklin county map. No municipalities are located in franklin township. In 1978 northland moved to its current location on cumberland road.
Roster of graves in kempton cemetery, clinton township, franklin county, ohio family history library columbus cemetery records a list of confederate soldiers who, while prisoners of war died at camp chase, near columbus, ohio or camp dennison, near cincinnati, ohio and are now buried in camp chase confederate cemetery, columbus, ohio family. You can now purchase your very own copy of franklin township, somerset county, nj. The ross county historical society was founded in 1896 to commemorate the centennial of the founding of chillicothe ohio and to preserve and promote the study of the history of the city, ross county and the surrounding region. Google books history of madison township, including groveport and canal winchester, franklin county, ohio 1902 source. Adena state memorial, a site of the ohio historical society, is the restored home of thomas worthington. The franklin township board of trustees had a special meeting on monday, march 16, 2020 to discuss and make decisions regarding how the township will deal with the current covid19 outbreak. Its county seat is chillicothe, the first and third capital of ohio. Portersburg pin hook city of columbus formerly in blendon township. Lc land ownership maps, 602 available also through the library of.
Follow us on facebook and check back with us often to see whats new in our township. It is located along the cuyahoga river in northeast ohio. Government the township is governed by a threemember board of trustees, who are elected in november of odd. Rerick brothers atlas of richland county 1896 ross goulds illustrated atlas of ross county 1875. We are looking for historic pictures and artifacts to enrich our knowledge of the history. Concord township county outline map deerfield township frankfort, adelphi, lattaville franklin township, massieville, huntington township, farmersville green township. Franklin township history franklin township was established in 1844 out of portions of mckean, washington and elk creek townships. The list of urban townships in ohio provides an alphabetical listing of the ohio townships which have adopted limited home rule government as prescribed by chapter 504. Ross county was formed on august 20, 1798 by proclamation of arthur st. Franklin township is one of the sixteen townships of ross county. Exhibits interpret ross countys history from prehistoric indian cultures through the recent past. The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in ross county. A history of ross county, ohio, from the earliest days. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image.
The book covers franklin townships early settling in the mid seventeenthcentury until about the turn of the twentyfirst nearly four hundred years. Platbook of fayette county 19 franklin caldwells atlas of franklin county 1872 franklin county wall maps 1842 1856 1883. The fths is a registered 501c3 organization, and is funded entirely through membership fees. Bainbridge the only town, is located on the south bank of paint creek, and is the largest town, except chillicothe, in ross county. Logan, prosser, gatticart, anderson, elcock, mumper, smyser, lau, klugh, and. Blain, second of the children, was born at massieville, ross county, about the. Fights over stolen horses took place between simon kenton and cornelius washburn versus indians on the site of cedron. Amsterdam new amsterdam paint and paxton township, ross county and paint township, highland county location. This book is fabulous for anyone who wants to know more about the early history of franklin county, this is the book for you. A fivemember recreation board is overseeing activities at the park.
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