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York Township, Darke County, Ohio
York Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 564 people in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Wabash Township - north * Patterson Township - northeast * Wayne Township - southeast * Richland Township - south * Brown Township - southwest * Allen Township - northwest No municipalities are located in York Township. Name and history One of ten York Townships statewide, it is named after a farmer, Newberry York, who lived on Indian Creek in the township, and who was the first local Justice of the Peace. Born near Wrightsboro, Georgia on September 6, 1784, York served in the War of 1812 before moving to Darke County. He and his family first settled in Wayne Township before moving to what became York Township. York Township was established in 1837 from land given by Richland Township. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of tru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a County (United States), county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England town, New England, Political subdivisions of New York State#Town, New York, as well as Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy, autonomy vary in each U.S. state, state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide, especially in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patterson Township, Darke County, Ohio
Patterson Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,452 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Marion Township, Mercer County - north * McLean Township, Shelby County - northeast * Cynthian Township, Shelby County - east * Loramie Township, Shelby County - southeast corner * Wayne Township - south * York Township - southwest * Wabash Township - west Two incorporated villages are located in Patterson Township: Osgood in the northwest, and Yorkshire in the west. Name and history It is the only Patterson Township statewide. Patterson Township was established in 1841. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the General Assembly is the ''Laws of Ohio''; the ''Ohio Revised Code'' is only a reference. The ''Ohio Revised Code'' is not officially printed, but there are several unofficial but certified (by the Ohio Secretary of State) commercial publications: ''Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' and ''Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' are annotated, while ''Anderson's Ohio Revised Code Unannotated'' is not. ''Baldwin's'' is available online from Westlaw and ''Page's'' is available online from LexisNexis. The state also publishes the full contents of the ORonline Users can request a real-time, certified download of any particular page: a PDF generates with a seal certifying its authenticity. History The ''Ohio Revised Code'' replaced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States United States declaration of war on the United Kingdom, declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812. Although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the war did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by the 13th United States Congress, United States Congress on 17 February 1815. AngloAmerican tensions stemmed from long-standing differences over territorial expansion in North America and British support for Tecumseh's confederacy, which resisted U.S. colonial settlement in the Old Northwest. In 1807, these tensions escalated after the Royal Navy began enforcing Orders in Council (1807), tighter restrictions on American trade with First French Empire, France and Impressment, impressed sailors who were originally British subjects, even those who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (U
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the female given name * Georgia (musician) (born 1990), English singer, songwriter, and drummer Georgia Barnes Places Historical polities * Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Eastern Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Western Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Georgia Governorate, a subdivision of the Russian Empire * Georgia within the Russian Empire * Democratic Republic of Georgia, a country established after the collapse of the Russian Empire and later conquered by Soviet Russia. * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic within the Soviet Union * Republic of Georgia (1990–1992), Republic of Georgia, a republic in the Soviet Union which, after the collapse of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrightsboro, Georgia
Wrightsboro is an unincorporated community in McDuffie County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It has an estimated population of 144. History The first permanent settlement at Wrightsboro was made in the 1760s by a colony of Quakers. The community was named after James Wright, 7th Governor of Carolina and Georgia. In 1773 William Bartram recorded a brief visit to the town while on a large expedition through South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrightsboro as a town in 1799. A post office called Wrightsborough was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1905. In 1998, the area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wrightsboro Historic District. Notable person Augustus Romaldus Wright Augustus Romaldus Wright (June 16, 1813 – March 31, 1891) was an American politician and lawyer, who briefly served against the United States as a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Township, Ohio (other)
York Township, Ohio may refer to: * York Township, Athens County, Ohio * York Township, Belmont County, Ohio * York Township, Darke County, Ohio * York Township, Fulton County, Ohio *York Township, Medina County, Ohio *York Township, Morgan County, Ohio * York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio *York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio York Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,392 people in the township. Geography Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships: * Dover Townshi ... * York Township, Union County, Ohio * York Township, Van Wert County, Ohio See also * York Township (other) {{place name disambiguation Ohio township disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Township, Darke County, Ohio
Allen Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,008 people in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Granville Township, Mercer County - north * Wabash Township - northeast * York Township - southeast * Brown Township - south * Jackson Township - southwest * Mississinawa Township - west * Gibson Township, Mercer County - northwest Three incorporated villages are located in Allen Township: *Part of Burkettsville in the far north * New Weston in the north * Rossburg in the southeast Name and history Statewide, the only other Allen Townships are located in Hancock, Ottawa, and Union Counties. The first settlers within the bounds of today's Allen Township were the families of Ephraim and Aaron Ireland. The township was organized in March 1839 as a split from Brown Township. It was greatly reduced when the Mercer County line was extended to the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Township, Darke County, Ohio
Brown Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,056 people in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Allen Township - north * York Township - northeast * Richland Township - southeast * Greenville Township - south * Washington Township - southwest corner * Jackson Township - west The village of Ansonia is located in eastern Brown Township. Name and history It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide. One of the flattest townships in Darke County, it was very swampy; the land was only drained in the 1870s, well after the completion of a similar process in the county's other townships.> Despite the wetness of the terrain, the first settler in the township, John Woodington, arrived prior to 1817, and the township's first church (a Church of Christ) and school were established in 1827. The township was founded in December 1833; up to this point, it ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richland Township, Darke County, Ohio
Richland Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 820 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * York Township - north * Wayne Township - northeast * Adams Township - southeast * Greenville Township - southwest * Brown Township - northwest No municipalities are located in Richland Township, although several unincorporated communities lie there: *Beamsville, in the center, near the Stillwater River *Dawn, in the north * Stelvideo, in the south adjacent to the border with Adams Township Name and history Richland Township was established in 1820. Richland was noted for its fertile soil. It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Township, Darke County, Ohio
Wayne Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,491 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Patterson Township - north * Cynthian Township, Shelby County - northeast corner * Loramie Township, Shelby County - east * Newberry Township, Miami County - southeast * Adams Township - south * Richland Township - southwest * York Township - northwest The village of Versailles is located in central Wayne Township, and the unincorporated community of Frenchtown lies in the township's northwest. Name and history Wayne Township was established in 1817, and named for Anthony Wayne. It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wabash Township, Darke County, Ohio
Wabash Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 909 people in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Marion Township, Mercer County - northeast * Patterson Township - east * York Township - south * Allen Township - west * Granville Township, Mercer County - northwest The village of North Star is located in central Wabash Township. Name and history Wabash Township was established in 1841, and most likely was named after the Wabash River. It is the only Wabash Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
