Muskingum County, Township Project

    Welcome to The Muskingum County, Ohio, Township Project! I hope you enjoy the information found on these pages and hope it is helpful in your genealogical research. It is through the efforts of the volunteers who have contributed information on these townships that this site is made possible. You can access the individual townships by the table below. All data should be used for research purposes only. You should always confirm any data with other primary sources. The Muskingum County Township Project is not responsible for the accuracy of any data that is presented on these pages.
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    TOWNSHIPS

    TOWNSHIPDATE FORMEDPARENT TOWNSHIPFIRST SETTLER(S)
    Adams
         		Dec 1826 Madison 1808/10 - James Wilcox
    Blue Rock
         		3 Dec 1810* Salt Creek 1799 - Capt John Chandler
    Brush Creek
         		10 Feb 1817   1810 - George Swingle
    Cass
         		1853 Jefferson 1799 - Major Jonathan Cass (when part of Jefferson)
    Clay
         		9 Dec 1841* Brush Creek 1810 - Ezekiel Rose
    Falls
         		9 Mar 1808   1790 - Edward Tanner
    Harrison
         		20 Dec 1839 Blue Rock, Brush Creek & Salt Creek 1798 - Bean Family
    Highland
         		11 Mar 1814**   1807 - Matthias Trace
    Hopewell
         		1 Sep 1817 Falls 1803 - Samuel Bonnifield
    Jackson
         		6 Jun 1815 Licking 1812 - Col. William Buzzard
    Jefferson
         		ca. 1805*   1799 - Major Jonathan Cass
    Licking
         		Before 1806   1802 - David Devore
    Madison
         		2 Jul 1819   1800 - Jacob Swigert
    Meigs
         		13 Jul 1819 Rich Hill 1805 - Archibald Bowles
    Monroe
         		2 Jul 1819   1808 - 1810: Charles Marquand
    Muskingum
         		7 Jun 1816   1797 - David Devore
    Newton
         		Spring of 1802   1797 - Jacob Smith
    Perry
         		1812   1802 - James Brown, Sr.
    Rich Hill
         		8 Mar 1815 Salt Creek 1805 - __?___ Lawrence
    Salem
         		Jul 1819 Highland 1810 - William Denison
    Salt Creek
         		9 Mar 1808 Cambridge & Falls 1800 - Nathaniel Eddy, William Newell Sr., Capt. John Chandler
    Springfield
         		21 Jun 1803 Newton 1802 - David Stokely
    Union
         		ca.1808   1803 to 07 - Henry Hardesty, Peter Monroe, Henry Hardy, William Newland
    Washington
         		5 Jun 1822   1801 - Isaac Prior
    Wayne
         		ca.Mar/Apr 1826   1802 - James Findley
    Zanesville
         		     
    * Petition Date
    ** 1st Election Date
    Township facts compiled by Dianne Metz from the "History of Muskingum County, Ohio"

    Last Updated on Mar 5, 2021

    Denny Shirer