Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-02-01
COUNTIES OF OHIO.
Origin and Significance OF Their Names.
COMPLIED BY t. C. HARBAUGH.

Origin and Significance OF Their Names,
COMPILED BY t. C. BARBAUGH.
ADAMs.-Formed 1897 by procla
nation of Governor St. Clair, and
named for John Adams, second Presl-
dent of the United States.
ALLEN Formed from old Indian
Territory, 1920, aud so called in honor
of Lieutenant William Henry Allen,
of the American brig Argus. Allen
was killed in an engagement with the
British brig of-war Pelican, August
I3, 1918.
AsHLAND.-ForIned 1886 Named
for Henry Clay's county seat Ash
land) near Lexington, KY.
AsHTABULA.-Formed 1907. Name
derived from the Ashtabula River.
meaning, in Indian dialect, Fish River.
ATHENS. Formed 1905. So called
from Athens, its seat of justice.
AUGLAIzE.-Formed l84S. Its name
was doubtless taken from the Indians
who named the Auglaize River.
BELMONT. Established 1901 Name
derived from two French words, slgni
flying fine mountain. Belmont was the
ninth county in Northwest Territory.
BRowN-Formed 1917. Named in
honor of General Jacob Brown, prom
inent officer in the war of 1912.
BurLER.-Formed 1904. So called
for General Richard Butler, killed at
st. Clair's defeat, November 2, l79l.
CARRoLL.-F'ormed 1888. Named
after Charles Carroll, of Carrollton,
the last survivor of the Signers.
CHAMPAIdN.-Formed 1905. 1t de-
rived its name from "the character Of
it's surface says Howe. See 'cham-
paign" in Webster. es7
CLARKE.-Formed 1917. Named
for General George Rogers Clarke, the
soldier and explorer of the early West.
CLERMoNT.-Formed 1900 by Gov
ernor st. Clair's proclamation, and
named for Clermont in France, from
whence some of its first settlers came.
CLINToN.-Formed 1910. Named
in honor of George Clinton, first Vice
President of the United States.
CoLUMBIANA,-Formed 1903. Kill
bourne says: "Columbiana Is fancy
name taken from the name Columbus
and Anna. Pending its adoption in
the Legislature a member faceiously
moved to add the name of Maria there
to, so as to have it read Columbiana-
Maria.
CosHocroN.--Formed 1911. The
name of this county is Delaware
word, and is derived from the name
Of the Indian village Gosch-ach-quenk
CRAwFoRD.-Formed 1920, from old
Indian Territory. So called for Col.
VIM. Crawford, who was burned at
the stake by the Indians, 1882.
CUyAHoaA.-Formed 1907. The
name of this county was derived from
the river. The word "Cuyahoga"
means "crooked" in the Indian tongue.
DARkE. Formed 1909. Named for
General William Darke, noted Pro-
vincial and Revolutionary soldier.
DEFIANcE.--Formed lS45. So called
from Fort Defiance, erected by Wayne
in his Northwestern campaign.
DELAwARE.-Formed 1908, named
for the Delaware tribe of Indians.
ERIE.--Formed 1888. Called Erie
for the Lake of that name, ON which a
part of the county borders.
FAIRFIELD.-Formed by st. Clair's
proclamation, 1900. So named, says
an old history, "from the beauty of its
fair fields"
FAYETTE.---Formed 1910. Named
for the Marquis de La Fayette.
FRANKLIN.--Formed 1903, and
named. of course, in honor of Benia
min Franklin.
FULToNN.-Formed 1850. So called
in honor of Robert Fulton, the invent.
or of the steamboat
GALLIA.-Formed 1903. Calico
Gallla from the ancient name of France
from whence il was originally settled
GEAUGA.-Formed 1906. The wore
"Geauga' or "Sheauga," in the Indiar
tongue, signifies "raccoon.'
GREENE.--Formed 1903. Named
for General Nathaniel Greene, of Rev
olutionary fame.
GUERNSEY. Formed 1910. St
named for the British Isle of Guern.
sey, from whence several of the coun.
ty's first settlers came.
HAMILToN.--The second county
formed in Ohio. 1t was established