Carroll County was formed on Christmas day 1832 from its five neighnoring counties -- Stark, Columbiana, Jefferson, Harrison and Tuscarawas. The following townships have been assigned to Carroll County by various sources as shown: |
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Ohio Gazetteer 1833 | Tax Lists 1833-35 | Tax Lists 1836-38 Gazetteer 1841 Census 1840 | Range & Twp Desc. from Tax Lists |
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Augusta | Augusta | Augusta | R5 T15 |
Brown | Brown | Brown | R6 T16 |
Fox | Fox | Fox | R4 T13 |
Harrison | Harrison | Harrison | R6 T15 |
Loudon | Loudon | R4 T11 & T12; R5 T12 & T13 | |
Monroe | Monroe | Monroe | R6 T14; R7 T15 |
Orange | Orange | Orange | R6 T13; R7 T14 & T15 |
Rose | Rose | Rose | R7 T16 |
Union | Union | Union | R5 T13; R6 T14 |
Washington | Washington | Washington | R5 T14 |
East | East | R4 T14; R5 T15 | |
Jefferson | R4 T11 & T12 | ||
Perry | Perry | R5 T12; R6 T13 & T14 | |
Rock | R5 T12 & T13 | ||
Centre | R5 T14; R6 T15 | ||
Lee | R4 T12; R5 T13 |
Organization of Carroll County |
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In order to verify the origin of the various townships in the newly organized Carroll County, the tax duplicates of the parent counties were examined. The portions which were assigned to Carroll County are shown below: |
Columbiana Co. 1832 Tax List | Stark Co. 1832 Tax List | ||
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Range 4, Township 13 | Fox Twp. | Range 6, Township 15 | Harrison Twp. |
Range 4, Township 14 | Franklin Twp. | Range 6, Township 16 | Brown Twp. |
Range 5, Township 14 | Washington Twp. | Range 7, Township 16 | Rose Twp. |
Range 5, Township 15 | Augusta Twp. | ||
Tuscarawas Co. 1832 Tax List | |||
Harrison Co. 1828 Tax List | R6, T14 & R7, T15 | Auburn Twp. | |
Range 5, Township 12 | Rumley Twp. | R6 T13 & R7 T14 | Oneleg Twp. |
Range 5, Township 13 | Rock Twp. | Range 7, Township 15 | Warren Twp. |
Range 6, Township 13 | North Twp. | ||
Range 6, Township 14 | Union Twp. | ||
Jefferson Co. 1832 Tax List | |||
Range 4, Township 12 | Clinton Twp. | ||
R4 T12 & R4 T11 | Springfield Twp. | ||
Carrollton is the County Seat. Prior to the formation of the county, it was Centreville, Washington Twp., Columbiana County. It is now located as Carrollton, Center Twp., Carroll County. |