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Baughman Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Burton City
Fairview,
Baughman P.O.
14 Dec 1850
Fox Lake . .
Marshallville (laid out by James Marshall) Bristol 7 Feb 1817
(pt Baughman,
pt Chippewa)
Orrville . 9 Sep 1864;
(pt Baughman,
pt Green)
Pine Ridge . .

Canaan Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Blocher's Corners . .
Burbank Bridgeport 3 Dec 1868
Canaan Canaan Center, Windsor .
Creston
Pike Station (North of Railroad Tracks),
Seville/Saville Station (South of Railroad Tracks)
30 Jun 1881
Golden Corners . .
Hermanville . .
Jackson Old Hickory, Mathews Tavern .
Mathew's Tavern . .
North Canaan . .
Peppertown . Area in Creston. Go west on Erie St. to T-Rd. Right on it (Pine St.). At one time, Peppards lived there but the people called them "Peppers." The area name stuck.
West Canaan . .
Young Peoples' Corner . .

Chester Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Cedar Valley . .
Chestnut Knolls . .
Lattasburg (named after Ephraim Latta) West Union Lattasburg platted 27 Feb 1851; name changed in 1855
New Pittsburgh . 6 May 1829
Overton Cedar Valley Station, Cedarville, Galleyport Sec. 13 PSW
Robinson's Hill . SW corner

Chippewa Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Doylestown . 9 Dec 1827
Easton Chippewa(y), Slankerville Easton platted May 1816; Slankerville platted 24 Feb 1843
Frase Settlement . .
Hametown . .
Marshallville Bristol .
Rogue's Hollow . .

Clinton Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Big Prairie Canansville, Prairie Station .
Centerville Special 5 Mar 1851
Craigton Washington Station .
Custaloga . .
Forest Grove . .
Goslin Hill . Citation in WCD 5 Sep 1900 p. 4
Horace . .
Millbrook . 10 Aug 1829
(pt in Plain Twp)
Millville . .
Newkirk Perriopolis .
Shreve Clinton 1853
Stewart's Tavern . .
Stringtown Gusslems Knob North out of Shreve on 226 to Willow Run. Turn right into Swamp, go past RR tracks to 1 lane bridge. There used to be a mill and a string of houses.
Willswood . .

Congress Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Addel's Corners . .
Armstrong . .
Aukerman Aukerman's Station .
Burbank . .
Centennial Hall . .
Cherry Corners . .
Clark's Grove . .
Congress Noodle Docey, then Waynesburgh Waynesburgh platted 6 Mar 1827
(vol. 6 p. 24);
citation WWR 25 Jan 1899)
Garden Isle . .
Johnstown . .
Pleasant Home Pleasant Grove .
West Salem Salem 13 Jun 1834

East Union Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Apple Creek Apple Creek Station, Edinburgh, Old Town
Apple Creek 11 Apr 1854;
Edinburg 16 Aug 1822

Carr's Tavern . .
Cross Keys . .
East Union Cross Keys, Jensey's Tavern .
Honeytown Pleasant Valley (pt Wooster Twp,
pt East Union Twp)
Kansas . .
King's Tavern . .
Riceland . .
Stumptown . .
Walmer's Corners . .

Franklin Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Guerne . .
Kauke Station . .
Moreland Moorefield 17 Jan 1829
Morgan Settlement . .
South Franklin . .

Green Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Butterdom . .
Chautauqua . .
Five Points . .
Georgetown . .
Hail City . W1/2
Idle Wild . .
Orrville . 9 Sep 1864;
(pt Green,
pt Baughman)
Paradise . .
Point Breeze . .
Smithville . 1831
Weilersville
Smithville P.O., Smithfield P.O., Summit
.

Killbuck Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Wooster . 7 Sep 1816

Milton Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Chestnut Ridge . .
Douglas . .
Frenchtown . .
Johnson's Corners (named for Abner Johnson) Amwell .
Lancetown (named after the large Lance family) . .
Milton Center . .
New Holland . Citation in OCC 1904; area near Apolstolic Nursing Home
Rittman
Arkona, Center Swamp, Ellio, Milton Station,
New Prospect, Shinersburg, Trenton Settlement
.
Sterling Russell Station, Amwell (named by Adney Bessey) 21 Jan 1880

Paint Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Jericho . .
Mt. Eaton Paintville Paintville platted 1813; name changed to Mt. Eaton in 1829
West Lebanon . 1833

Plain Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Blachleyville (named for Wm B. and Wm. Blachley) 16 Dec 1833
Funk Austin, Brownsville, Hamlet 7 Dec 1894
Jefferson Plain P.O. 30 Jun 1829
Killbuck College . .
Millbrook . .
Mount Wisdom . .
Reedsburg . laid out Dec 1835 by Wm. Reed; platted 1869
Springville Buffalo, Heath's Corners 16 Dec 1844

Salt Creek Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Fredericksburg Searightsburgh 27 Nov 1824 (platted by Jacob Frederick)
Maysville Koch .
Mount Hope . .
Willow Grove . .

Sugar Creek Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Angelville (located where old Rt 30 crosses Wayne-Stark Co line .
Dalton Dover, Middletown, Sharon Dover surveyed 16 Oct 1817, Sharon surveyed 29 Mar 1828
Kidron . .
Kidron Station Sonnenberg Station .
Moscow
McQuaid,
No. 1 P.O.
1815; vacated 1878
Riceland . (pt Sugar Creek,
pt East Union)
Silver Hill . .
Snake Hollow . .
Snively . .
Sonnenberg . .

Wayne Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Date

Bloomington . 3 Jul 1907; incorporated 30 Jan 1911
Clear Creek . .
Devil Town Tannertown, Ville .
Glory Hole . NE of Wooster
Jollytown . N on Friendsville between Jentes and Fox Lake. Closer to Fox Lake.
Little Cincinnati . .
Madisonburg Layman's Toll Gate 1873

Madisonburg
Sub-Station
. .
McCoy's Corners . around Madisonburg
Mechanicsburg . .
Milltown . .
Providence . 1/2 mile north of Arlington
Tollgate . North of Madisonburg
Wayne . .
Wayne County Home Old Peoples' Corner .
Wooster . .

Wooster Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Dates

Blue Knob . .
Honeytown Pleasant Valley .
Madison . first county seat vacated 1814
Shay's Crossing . .
Stibb's Mill . .
West Wooster Branstetter .

Unknown Township

Present Name

Former Name(s)

Plat Dates

Campbell's Creek . .
Kobb's Corner . .
Possom Run . .
Schumacher Corner . .
Tschantzville . .