>From the book, Folklore Of Highland County, by Violet Morgan, 1945 Penn Township Samantha Polulation, about 100; Altitude, 1,124 feet above sea level; Location, 6 miles north of Hillsboro on US Rounte 62. Unincorporated. David KINZER, the owner and proprietor of this land, platted a town on it in 1845 and gave it the name of Beeson's Crossroads. He recorded the plat, July 31, 1845. Tradition says the settlers were not satisfied with the name and decided to rename it in honor of the first girl to enter the crossroads store. A young girl by the name of Samantha came riding into the settlement on horseback and up to the store, hence the name, Samantha. Samantha is an agricultural community. It has two churches, the Methodist and Friends; a centralized graded school with high school pupils attending school at Leesburg and Hillsboro; a township meeting house; and two stores. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [OHHIGHLA-L] Re: Carmel Indian Settlement > In a message dated 8/24/99 1:06:28 PM Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > s is from the book, Folklore of Highland County, by Violet Morgan, > > written in 1946. I'm not sure if it will help you, but because Indians are > > mentioned (albeit briefly), I thought I'd pass it along. > > ================ > > > > Brushcreek Township > > Carmel: Population, about 25 - 30; Altitude, 964 feet above sea level; > > Location, 12 miles southeast of Hillsboro, on crossroads, going to Marshall > > and turning south at bend; or going east on U.S. Route 50 and turning on to > > State Route 70 at stone house. Unincorporated. > > > > Thanks for the information. If I ever find more on our family, it might > well fit it! Are there any Kinzers mentioned in the book 'Folklore......'? > I've purchased some of the local material but prefer to check first for > family names. > > Thanks again, > Gilda