Maps of German & Franklin County
The
historical formation of German Township
It was originally formed as part of
Lucas County and when Fulton County was formed
in 1850 the boundries were changed
by adding parts of Henry County to the southern
sections and parts of Williams Co to
the western sections. German Township also
lost part of it original northern sections
when Franklin Township was formed in 1850
The
next 2 maps graphically show the German Township's boundry history.
The
top map shows sections lost when Franklin Township was formed in 1850
and
the bottom map show the sections that were added to Geramn Township
from
Williams and Henry Counties in 1850 with a color coded with key provided.
Below
are larger views of maps of German and Franklin Townships as of 1858
German Township 1858 Platt
1858 Franklin Township platt showing the area that was previously
part of German Township
