Townships

Aid Township

In 1800, the first cabin in Aid Township was built on John’s Creek by Captain John, an Indian, and Andy Friend, a white man, and squatters who made their living hunting and trapping. The first settlement was Marion, [now known as Aid] in 1815. The name was changed due to the conflict with a larger and previously established Marion in northern Ohio. William (Uncle Billy) Stumbo laid out Marion (Aid) in 1840. The village of Arabia also lies partially in Aid Township. Aid Township was organized by Adam Haymaker in 1823.

Lawrence Township

Lawrence Township is centrally located in Lawrence County, Ohio, and was settled in 1806 by the Webbs, Willis, and Pancake families. James Webb, Sr., is said to have built the first cabin in 1806....

Hamilton Township

Hamilton Township Once Was Booming, But Now It’s Being Bypassed. The integral history of Hamilton Township is not to be forgotten. The village of

Fayette Township

Fayette Township was settled in 1798. The Davidson families, Kouns, Crawfords, Freemans and Wards were among those who settled here between 1798 and 1828. Dr. C. S. Hall came in 1837. Many descendants of these families still live in the area.
The first school was built on Section 3, in 1812. Its seven or eight pupils were taught by John Phillips.

Decatur Township

In 1850, most of the 550 male settlers of Decatur Township in Lawrence County were engaged in farming or laboring in the two iron ore furnaces in the

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