What counties in Ohio would be considered in the "military district"? I have those who left Lancaster Co. and went to Ohio, but I do not know why. Yvonne

Hi Yvonne, From: <MarkleVon@aol.com> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Migration to Ohio > What counties in Ohio would be considered in the "military district"? I have > those who left Lancaster Co. and went to Ohio, but I do not know why. > Yvonne Go here: http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/Publications/ and scroll down to: Ohio Lands Book and download the pdf file. Then look at pp 39 and 40 (and maybe other pages as well) Regards, Howard hswain@ix.netcom.com

The U.S. Military District, where the federal government awarded Revolutionary War bounty land, was in the middle of the state of Ohio, consisting of all or parts of the following counties: Marion, Morrow, Delaware, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Holmes, Coshocton, Muskingum, Tuscarawas, Columbiana, Harrison, Guernsey, and Nobel. The Virginia Military District was also located in Ohio. This is where the State of Virginia awarded some of it's bounty land (VA awarded some of it's Rev. bounty land in the state of KY). The Virginia Military district in Ohio consisted of all or parts of the following counties: Hardin, Marion, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign, Madison, Franklin, Greene, Fayette, Pickaway, Warren, Clinton, Fayette, Ross, Highland, Pike, Scioto, Adams, Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton. Peggy Reeves ----- Original Message ----- From: <MarkleVon@aol.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Migration to Ohio > What counties in Ohio would be considered in the "military district"? I > have > those who left Lancaster Co. and went to Ohio, but I do not know why. > Yvonne > > ______________________________

Here's a link to a map that shows the various districts in Ohio. http://new.oplin.org/evolution/ Judy