At 07:12 AM 8/21/02 -0400, SheilaThomas wrote: >Hi everyone, > >It has been too many years since I took my Ohio History classes in >school (and college); I refuse to tell you how many. Here is my >question: Was Elk Township part of Athens County prior to 1850? >And where would I find the records for this township prior to 1850? > >Thank you in advance, > >Sheila Beyer Thomas Yes, Elk Township was in Athens County all the way from 1805 to 1850. You should look for records before 1850 in Athens County. A few records may have been transferred to Vinton County but normally they stayed with the parent county. ======================================== Charles R. Weese, 4012 Pardee Rd., Stow, Ohio 44224 See http://web.raex.com/~cweese/weese/ and http://web.raex.com/~cweese/vance/ for my family info. I maintain the following USGenWeb county sites: Gallia County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm