Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually Ravenna/Kent line Marci ----- Original Message ----- From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's true, > it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't true, > it ought to hurt no one ... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > with a outside john lol > > > > > > jsfrmr wrote: > > > Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there > (I > > > think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > functioning > > > boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > > > horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > > > Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > > > > > >>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > > > > > Blackhorse. > > > > > >>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > > > > > > Ravenna. > > > > > >> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls > > > > > > right > > > > > >>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > > > > > > Sunday's > > > > > >>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. There > > > > > > are > > > > > >>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, exactly? > > > > > > Are they > > > > > >>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > someone > > > > > > lives > > > > > >>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from Ravenna > or > > >>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What other > > > > > > ones are > > > > > >>there in Portage county? > > >> > > >>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township > and > > > > > > a > > > > > >>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > > > > > > Other > > > > > >>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I > know > > > > > > that > > > > > >>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > > > > > > think, at > > > > > >>least). > > >> > > >>Just something I've always wondered . . . > > >> > > >>Brian > > >> > > >> > > >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > >>Web page with info for this list - > > > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > >>============================== > > >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > > > > > go to: > > > > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Ohhhhhh Marci : I think you are slightly confused! As someone else stated recently, the Western Reserve was laid out (surveyed) into ranges and townships, with a Range being 30 miles square, consisting of 6x6=36 townships, each 5 miles square. Deerfield, Palmyra, Edinburg, Paris, Charlestown, and Ravenna(Twp, as opposed to City) are each individual townships, and not a part of each other. Diamond is an exception, being the name of the railroad stop, which IS in Palmyra township. Diamond center is about 1.5 miles due east of Palmyra center, and the mailing address (Post Office) for most of Palmyra, is Diamond, Ohio. The PO was originally located in Diamond because of the railroad. As a side note, Paris, Palmyra, Deerfield, Edinburg and Charlestown make up Southeast School district, formed in the 1950's from the 5 independent township schools, and so named because the 5 townships lie in the southeast corner of Portage County. I haven't lived in the area for quite a few years, but I think that the City of Ravenna has still not grown beyond the boundaries of Ravenna Township, unlike many other, larger cities which today encompass multiple townships, or parts of several: Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Youngstown, . . . Dick Thomas Denver, CO Born & raised in Palmyra; SHS, '60 Marci wrote: >Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. >Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part >of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. >It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. >Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. >Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually >Ravenna/Kent line >Marci > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> >To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM >Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > >>Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's >> >> >true, > > >>it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't >> >> >true, > > >>it ought to hurt no one ... >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> >>To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM >>Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >> >> >> >> >>>with a outside john lol >>> >>> >>>jsfrmr wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there >>>> >>>> >>(I >> >> >>>>think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a >>>> >>>> >>functioning >> >> >>>>boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black >>>>horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. >>>> >>>>Jeff >>>> >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> >>>>To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM >>>>Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Blackhorse. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Ravenna. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls >>>>> >>>>> >>>>right >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Sunday's >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. >>>>> >>>>> >There > > >>>>are >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, >>>>> >>>>> >exactly? > > >>>>Are they >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If >>>>> >>>>> >>someone >> >> >>>>lives >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from >>>>> >>>>> >Ravenna > > >>or >> >> >>>>>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What >>>>> >>>>> >other > > >>>>ones are >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>there in Portage county? >>>>> >>>>>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township >>>>> >>>>> >>and >> >> >>>>a >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Other >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I >>>>> >>>>> >>know >> >> >>>>that >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I >>>>> >>>>> >>>>think, at >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>least). >>>>> >>>>>Just something I've always wondered . . . >>>>> >>>>>Brian >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>>Web page with info for this list - >>>>> >>>>> >>>>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>============================== >>>>>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>>>> >>>>> >>records, >> >> >>>>go to: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>Web page with info for this list - >>>> >>>> >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >> >> >>>>============================== >>>>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>>> >>>> >>records, go to: >> >> >>>>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>Web page with info for this list - >>> >>> >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >> >> >>>============================== >>>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>> >>> >records, > > >>go to: >> >> >>>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>Web page with info for this list - >> >> >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >> >> >go to: > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> > > >==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Hi, My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people in this town? Or do you have any history on it? Thanks, Carole From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. > Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part > of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. > It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. > Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. > Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually > Ravenna/Kent line > Marci > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's > true, > > it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't > true, > > it ought to hurt no one ... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > with a outside john lol > > > > > > > > > jsfrmr wrote: > > > > Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been there > > (I > > > > think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a > > functioning > > > > boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black > > > > horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. > > > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> > > > > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM > > > > Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said > > > > > > > > Blackhorse. > > > > > > > >>I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of > > > > > > > > Ravenna. > > > > > > > >> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush Knolls > > > > > > > > right > > > > > > > >>outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in > > > > > > > > Sunday's > > > > > > > >>paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. > There > > > > > > > > are > > > > > > > >>others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, > exactly? > > > > > > > > Are they > > > > > > > >>officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If > > someone > > > > > > > > lives > > > > > > > >>in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from > Ravenna > > or > > > >>Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What > other > > > > > > > > ones are > > > > > > > >>there in Portage county? > > > >> > > > >>A similar question is this: what is the difference between a township > > and > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > >>village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? > > > > > > > > Other > > > > > > > >>cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. I > > know > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > >>Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I > > > > > > > > think, at > > > > > > > >>least). > > > >> > > > >>Just something I've always wondered . . . > > > >> > > > >>Brian > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > >>Web page with info for this list - > > > > > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > > >>============================== > > > >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > > > > > > go to: > > > > > > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > > Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > > Web page with info for this list - > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I too am interested in Rootstown. I have a "brick wall" gg-grandmother who was born there circa 1863. (Alice Maria Carter) John Maylone Tollhouse, California On 12/5/03 12:03 PM, "Carole" <twcldyke@eoni.com> wrote: > Hi, > My ancestors settled in Rootstown, Portage County. Does anyone have people > in this town? Or do you have any history on it? > Thanks, > Carole > > From: "Marci" <Walden2962@NEO.RR.COM> > To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:42 AM > Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county > > >> Deerfield, Diamond, are in Palmyre Township. >> Then there are towns Edinburg, Paris is a part of these townd a small part >> of Ravenna, Charlestown, Diamond. >> It is very confusing. To keep track of the towns and cities her. >> Hope this help. If I had my book I could tell you more. >> Black Horse is just called that because of the bar but is actually >> Ravenna/Kent line >> Marci >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "jsfrmr" <jsfrmr@hotmail.com> >> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:59 PM >> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >> >> >>> Really? I could tell you a story about the Blackhorse Tavern. If it's >> true, >>> it might hurt the feelings of good, decent living persons. If it isn't >> true, >>> it ought to hurt no one ... >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "B&B" <graynag@apk.net> >>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:55 PM >>> Subject: Re: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >>> >>> >>>> with a outside john lol >>>> >>>> >>>> jsfrmr wrote: >>>>> Regarding Blackhorse, there's a tavern there on Rt 59, it's been > there >>> (I >>>>> think) since stagecoach days and until recently (I think) was a >>> functioning >>>>> boozer. Imagine a stagecoach stopping at the sign of the black >>>>> horse--perhaps that's how the village got its name. >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> >>>>> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:01 PM >>>>> Subject: [OHPort'ge] The little towns in Portage county >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I was driving through Ravenna yesterday and saw a sign that said >>>>> >>>>> Blackhorse. >>>>> >>>>>> I'm assuming that Blackhorse is a little town there right outside of >>>>> >>>>> Ravenna. >>>>> >>>>>> I'm aware of other ones in Portage county, such as Sugar Bush > Knolls >>>>> >>>>> right >>>>> >>>>>> outside of Streetsboro. The Record Courier just had an article in >>>>> >>>>> Sunday's >>>>> >>>>>> paper about Yale, which is near Deerfield, Edinburg and Palmyra. >> There >>>>> >>>>> are >>>>> >>>>>> others, I'm sure. I guess I'm wondering what are these towns, >> exactly? >>>>> >>>>> Are they >>>>> >>>>>> officially recognized as towns? What are they classified as? If >>> someone >>>>> >>>>> lives >>>>> >>>>>> in the area known as Blackhorse, are they considered to be from >> Ravenna >>> or >>>>>> Blackhorse? What is the history behind these little towns? What >> other >>>>> >>>>> ones are >>>>> >>>>>> there in Portage county? >>>>>> >>>>>> A similar question is this: what is the difference between a > township >>> and >>>>> >>>>> a >>>>> >>>>>> village? Isn't there a Ravenna township and just a regular Ravenna? >>>>> >>>>> Other >>>>> >>>>>> cities have a village and a township, but both have the same name. > I >>> know >>>>> >>>>> that >>>>> >>>>>> Burton, in Geauga county has a Burton village and Burton township (I >>>>> >>>>> think, at >>>>> >>>>>> least). >>>>>> >>>>>> Just something I've always wondered . . . >>>>>> >>>>>> Brian >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>>> Web page with info for this list - >>>>> >>>>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>>> >>>>>> ============================== >>>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>> records, >>>>> >>>>> go to: >>>>> >>>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>>> Web page with info for this list - >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>>> >>>>> ============================== >>>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>> records, go to: >>>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>>> Web page with info for this list - >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >> records, >>> go to: >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >>> Web page with info for this list - >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >>> >>> ============================== >>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, >> go to: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >>> >> >> >> ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== >> Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > > ==== OHPORTAG Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/portage.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >