{"id":149,"date":"2024-09-12T15:56:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2024-12-08T14:50:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T14:50:54","slug":"chapter-3-communities-unincorporated","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=149","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 3 &#8211; Communities Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"149\" class=\"elementor elementor-149\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d3356 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0d3356\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dc735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11dc735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 3 - Communities <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da5d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5da5d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Return to Home Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4fd501 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b4fd501\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7db5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7db5c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The three buttons below will link to pages with information and images of each type of community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcb447 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffcb447\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acd481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3acd481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=1324\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Incorporated Communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f9a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a8f9a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=1415\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Unincorporated Communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8146ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8146ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=1317\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Census Designated Communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eee864 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3eee864\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d08df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d08df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chapter 2 discussed the creation of the county and the reasons for the creation of the many small communities and their demise.&nbsp; I will cover this in a little more detail here.&nbsp; In the 1800&#8217;s when the various villages were formed.&nbsp; Roads were dirt and travel was only possible by foot or by horse.&nbsp; The weather had a great impact on travel.&nbsp; During spring rains, the roads could be nothing but muddy trails where wagons could be mired down. During winter snow, travel could be impossible because of heavy drifting.&nbsp; This caused the small communities to become isolated and all needs had to be met locally.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0277a1 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0277a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789fbab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"789fbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>List of Communities:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Incorporated:&nbsp; London, Midway, Plain City, South Solon, West Jefferson<\/p>\n<p>Non-Incorporated:&nbsp; Amity, Big Plain, Chenoweth, Chrisman, Florence, Gillivan, Kileville, Kiousville, Lilly Chapel, Madison Lake, McClimansville, McKendree, Newport, Range, Resaca, Rosedale, Rupert, Summerford, Tradersville, Wrightsville<\/p>\n<p>Census Designated:&nbsp; Lake Choctaw, Lafayette, Plumwood<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9536dfd e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9536dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e4095 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c0e4095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">LIST OF TOWNSHIPS IN MADISON COUNTY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Canaan Twp (Amity)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Darby Twp (Plain City and Kileville) Named after Wyandot Chief Darby<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Deer Creek (Lafayette)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fairfield Twp (Big Plain, Lilly Chapel, Kiousville and Wrightsville)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Jefferson Twp (West Jefferson and Gillivan)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Monroe Twp (Resaca and Plumwood)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Oak Run Twp (Chrisman)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Paint Twp (Newport and Florence)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pike Twp (Rosedale)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pleasant Twp (Mt Sterling, McClimansville and McKendree)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Range Twp (Midway, Range and Chenoweth)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Somerford Twp (Choctaw Lake, Summerford and Tradersville)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg 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26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Union Twp (London, Madison Lake and Rupert)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f581b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f581b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32709e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32709e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">In addition, there are some ghost towns, where nothing exists to recognize that there was community. This is a list from a website about <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: #fff8dc;\" href=\"https:\/\/ohioghosttowns.org\/madison-county\/\"><b>Ohio Ghost Towns<\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">.\u00a0 The link opens to Madison County.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. <strong>Carter<\/strong>\u00a0was at the intersection of US 40 and Glade Run &#8211; All that is left is Wright Cemetery.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. <strong>Darby Crest<\/strong> &#8211; Jefferson Twp, at the intersection of Riverside and Darby drives along Big Darby Creek, south of US 40.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. <strong>Deer Creek Village<\/strong> &#8211; Somerford Twp, on Arbuckle Rd between SR 187 and Gwynne Rd (This was a Native American town, founded in 1794 by Tecumseh and was used as winter home),\u00a0 It was abandoned in 1812.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. <strong>Deersville,<\/strong> Stoke Twp. Its location is unknown.\u00a0 It was listed in The Ohio Gazetteer between 1833-1841.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. <strong>Johnstons<\/strong> &#8211; Had a Post Office 1828-1844 on Yankeetown-Chenoweth Rd at the intersection of Johnston Rd.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6. <b>Lawrenceville<\/b> (aka Limerick) was laid out in 1816 by Thomas Gwynne on his land about 1.5 miles northwest of present day Lafayette. in 1816 a tavern was opened by Angus Ross.\u00a0 A post office was on 2 July 1825.\u00a0 When the National Road (US 40) opened, it went south of Lawrenceville and the village began dying.\u00a0 By 1915 nothing was left but a pasture. The population is unknown.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7. <strong>Markley<\/strong> &#8211; Somerford Twp, was on US 40 at intersection of Markley Rd along Deer Creek. A remnant is the Diamond Rock Stock Farm barn.\u00a0 There was a school on the North Side of Markley Rd.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8. <strong>Myers<\/strong> &#8211; Union Twp.\u00a0 Located on Davis Rd at the railroad crossing between Old Springfield Rd and US 42. It was on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis RR.\u00a0 It had a school on the south side of Old Springfield Rd.\u00a0 Mail was sent out from an express office on the railroad.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9. <strong>New Hampton<\/strong>. It was on the road from Franklinton to Springfield and was settled in 1806.\u00a0 When US 40 was built, the town was moved along the new National Road.\u00a0 After the Little Miami Railroad was built through Jefferson (now West Jefferson), it took revenue from New Hampton which was soon abandoned in 1883 with only a Baptist church remaining.\u00a0 New Hampton became Jefferson (now West Jefferson) It was on Frey Ave near the Hampton Cemetery.\u00a0 Historical marker on Frey Ave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10. <strong>Nioga<\/strong> &#8211; Pleasant Twp. was on SR 56 at the intersection of Robinson Rd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11. <strong>Roberts<\/strong> &#8211; Jefferson Twp. was on US 40 at the intersection of SR 29. A remnant is Pleasant Hill Cemetery.\u00a0 The town founded in in early 1800&#8217;s by Thomas and Susan Roberts who came from Virginia. They owned most of what is now the west side of West Jefferson and the Columbus and Xenia Railroad came through their land.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12. <strong>Wahoo<\/strong> &#8211; Deer Creek Twp.\u00a0 A Post office was there 1852-1867.\u00a0 No remnants exist. It was on SR 29 between SR 38 and the Northwest Twp border.\u00a0 It had a church and school The school was on the SW corner of the intersection of SR 29 and SR 38.\u00a0 There is now a roundabout where Wahoo existed. Some older residents say this location is not correct, but I can&#8217;t find records.\u00a0 The GNIS code for Wahoo is 1070586 but the GNIS database has no information about Wahoo.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I have found references in the old Madison County history books of a community called Blairtown.\u00a0 It had a sawmill and the Blair Chapel Methodist Church.\u00a0 It may have been somewhere near Gillivan, perhaps on a road leading to West Jefferson.\u00a0 The founder was a Blair who is buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in West Jefferson (Also known as the Blair Cemetery). Was this the location of Blairtown and a church?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 1875 Atlas of Madison County shows these communities.\u00a0 I have not been able to find them.\u00a0 In Canaan Township was West Canaan, located somewhere within south-west of Amity perhaps on Plain City Georgesville Rd. Fairfield township had two communities California and Warnersville.\u00a0 East of Midway was Dansville.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following list are links to each of Madison Counties Communities.\u00a0 The five incorporated communities are first by population size in 2022, followed by the unincorporated villages in alphabetical order and then the three Census Designated Locations (CDP) Choctaw, Lafayette, Plumwood.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d7823 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3d7823\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a59ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a59ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-NORTH-1024x936.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-236\" alt=\"This is a map of Madison County, the North Region\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-NORTH-1024x936.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-NORTH-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-NORTH-768x702.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-NORTH-1536x1404.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-NORTH.jpg 1970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Madison County Map - Top Section<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c219b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c219b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5790433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5790433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-SOUTH2-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-239\" alt=\"This is a map of Madison County - South Part\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-SOUTH2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-SOUTH2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-SOUTH2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-SOUTH2-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MADISON-CO-MAP-SOUTH2-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Madison County Map - Bottom Section<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 3 &#8211; 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