Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Jefferson Township is one of seventeen townships in Logan County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the eastern portion of the county. The village of Zanesfield lies wholly within Jefferson Township, as do portions of the city of Bellefontaine and the village of Valley Hi, and the unincorporated community of New Jerusalem. The 2000 U.S. Census found 2,946 people in the township.
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[edit] Geography
It borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
- Monroe Township, on the south;
- Liberty Township, on the southwest;
- Lake Township, on the west;
- Rushcreek Township, on the north;
- Perry Township, on the east;
- Zane Township, on the southeast (touches, but does not border)
The Marmon Valley, which extends through the southern part of the township, is a small pass through the Bellefontaine and Bristlecone Ridges. This was one of the earliest parts of Logan County to be settled.
Points of interest within the township include:
- Campbell Hill, the highest point in Ohio
- Mad River Mountain Snow Ski Resort
- Source of the Mad River
- Marmon Valley Farms
- Southwinds Park and Zane Shawnee Caverns
U.S. Route 33 is the most important highway in Jefferson Township. Other significant highways include State Routes 47, 292, 533, and 540.
[edit] Name and history
There are twenty-three other Jefferson Townships in Ohio.
Jefferson Township was formed in 1813 from Zane Township.
[edit] 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 clerk, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- The U.S. Census Bureau
[edit] External links
- Genealogy in Logan County, Ohio--Geography
- County & Township Map of Ohio (PDF object)
- Detailed Logan County map
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Logan County, Ohio Bellefontaine, county seat |
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| Municipalities |
Belle Center | Bellefontaine | De Graff | Huntsville | Lakeview | Quincy | Ridgeway | Rushsylvania | Russells Point | Valley Hi | West Liberty | West Mansfield | Zanesfield |
| Townships |
Bloomfield | Bokes Creek | Harrison | Jefferson | Lake | Liberty | McArthur | Miami | Monroe | Perry | Pleasant | Richland | Rushcreek | Stokes | Union | Washington | Zane |
| Other localities |
East Liberty | Lewistown | Middleburg | Northwood | Pickrelltown |
