Mary I am replying to the Erie Co List because I have tried to connect to the msg board for 2 days with no luck. Erie County was formed on March 15, 1838 from Huron County. In 1840, Erie County traded the Marblehead Peninsula for Kelley's Island. Erie County also then acquired the southern 1/5 of Oxford Twp which was formerly part of Ridgefield Twp, Huron Co, and also the southern 1/5 of Groton Twp which was formerly part of Lyme Twp, Huron Co. Erie also at that time gained Florence, Vermilion, Berlin, Huron and Milan Twps from Huron Co. This info was gleaned from research by Henry R Timman. He also states that some former names for various Erie Co Twps are: Patterson became Margaretta, Portland was absorbed by the City of Sandusky, Avery became Milan, Eldredge became Berlin and Vermilion Twp originally had to 'lls' as in Vermillion. Hope this not only helps Mary, but other Listers, Carol --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by LRBCG.COM, Inc.]