Violet Township

Violet Township was established in 1808 and was originally part of Bloom Township. It got its name from the flower that grew on some portions of its soil. It includes 30 sections of Township 15 of Range 20 and also 12 sections of Township 16 of Range 20 of the Refugee Tract. Some of the early settlers were A.H. Donaldson, Edward Ricketts, Westenburger Hustand, Talbert Pickering, and Mordecai Fishbaugh. The Ohio Canal ran through part of this township at the towns of Waterloo and Lockville.

Towns and Villages:

Canal Winchester ---laid out by Reuben Dove and John Coleman and established on November 4, 1828. Originally called Winchester. That part of Fairfield County was split off in 1851 and became part of Franklin County.

Lockville ---laid out by Elijah Spurgeon and established on March 1, 1832.

Pickerington ---originally called Jacksonville in honor of Andrew Jackson. It was laid out by Abraham Pickering and established on September 11, 1815. In 1827, by a special act of the state legislature, the name was changed to Pickerington. It was incorporated May 30, 1881.

Waterloo ---laid out by Aaron Donaldson and established on September 6, 1828.

Cemeteries:

Bowers, Boyer, Dell Ruse, Donaldson, Dovel Memorial, Hiestand, Houser, Job's, Looker, Pisgah, Raver, Shoemaker, Violet,
Young-Pickering.

[Amanda] [Berne] [Bloom] [Clear Creek] [Greenfield] [Hocking]

[Liberty] [Madison] [Pleasant] [Richland] [Rush Creek] [Violet] [Walnut]

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