I'm always baffled by local government structure outside of New England. Here we have no "unincorporated" land. Everything is within an incorporated city or town. This goes back to the days of the early Puritan settlers when town government and religious meeting house were one and the same. Some towns and cities have distinct neighborhoods, but they are not "legal" places but merely neighborhood identifications although some might have seperate post offices. for example, Hyannisport, home of the Kennedys' summer houses is actually in the Town of Barnstable. County government is largely non-existent in Massachusetts. In fact, several counties were eliminated and their remaining functions were transferred to the state. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SpruceGuy@aol.com> To: <OHPORTAG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:01 AM 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 > >