The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-04-23
ETYMOLOGY OF COUNTY TOWNS
IN OHIO.

There are eighty counties in the State o1
Ohio, and consequently as many county
towns or seats Of justice. OF these seven
teen-West Union, Georgetown, Spring
field, Wilmington, Lancaster, Cambridge,
lillsborough, Norwalk, Troy, Mount Yer
non, Burlington, Newark, Chester, Some T.
sci, Portsmouth, New Philadelphia, and
LIban0n,- ,-derive their names from older
settlements in the Atlantic States, and re-
ceived them from the seltlers-as the gen.
eral ruIe-in compliment TO the neighbor-
hoods from whence they came. Another
class Of names are taken from towns and ci-
lies of antiquity, or Of cmnence in foreign
countries; Lima, Athel s, New Lisbon, Cadz,
London, Toledo, Medina, Ravenna, and
Canton. -Four bear The names of their res
pective founders-ds Cleveland, Millefs-
bnrge, M'Connelsville and ZanesvIe.-
The heroes and sages Of the revolution
have given names of clcven--to wit: JEFF
iclson, Hamilton. Van Wert, Marion, Paud-
ng, Warren, Calrollion, Gleenville, Wash
nglOn, Wooster, and Steubenvlle Three
owe their names to Americans of later date
IS Pikelown, Jackson and Perry sburgh.-
But Two are named after Governors Of the
State, 81. CntirSvliIa, aud Ttfia. -Four
bear the names Of early pioneers of the
SIate-keuton, f ndlay, Eaton and Dayton.
The Indian abuligiuals re few-Coshoc-
ion, Bucyrs, Delaware and Chill'cothe are
iii, | believe. Logan is n,m;d after the
celebrated Indian Chief, whose memory will
endure as long as The letters exist that CON-
pose his memorable speech. Galipolls
signifies the city of Frenchmen Three owe
their names to local features--B llefontain,
from fine spring in the own;--Circleville,
from the ancient circular fonficalions found
there, and corresponding TO which the centre
pf the town was laid out: Defiance from the
ld Fort Of that name,i erected by Gen.
Wayne. M,rietta, was named after Marie
Queen of France, by compound
ug tho first and last folr letters of her name.
Aalida is formation from a Greek word
'gniIyng beautiful Sandusky, properly
Sodowsky," from trader of Polish descen,
sho lived for many years in that region Of
country. Xenia, Sidney, Chardon and
Elyra, were merely fancy names, in all pro-
,,bilhy. s.. Muy's from the river Of that
itme, 81 called by the Jesuit m SIS onaries.
The origin Of Woodield, MirysvilIe, Nuns
i4ld and Akron, Cannot state, or even con-
eclure. Columbus, the capitol of the State,
IS well as of Franklin county, beaIs the
proud name ofthe discoverer of America, and
he mudern scourge Of nations, Napoleon.
las given his name TO the seat of justice OF
Henry county.
II any of our readers or correspondents
IAN correct errors or supply deficiencies in
his art Gle, their communication for that pus-
pose will b. very acc p',ble. The utmost
industry would no, suffice 10 m ka first
etIor, of the kind peritct.-CiSfS Advertiser.
A fam ly were recently poisoned at Peters
burg, Huntington couu'y,Pa.,in consequence
,f eating apll, butter which had been KEEP.
n GLAZED cracks. One of the family,
'nung man, had died. and all the rest who
,irsook oft, were in critical situations.
A specimen of beautiful dark g.een mar
he has besn found in Florida.
Cap,tal Punismen has recently been dis