Defiance Township, Ohio
Defiance Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 13,216 people in the township. Geography Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Noble Township - north * Richland Township - northeast * Highland Township - southeast * Emerald Township, Paulding County - south * Auglaize Township, Paulding County - southwest * Delaware Township - northwest A large part of the county seat of Defiance is located in northern Defiance Township. Name and history It is the only Defiance Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the y ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a County (United States), county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England town, New England, Political subdivisions of New York State#Town, New York, as well as Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy, autonomy vary in each U.S. state, state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide, especially in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townshi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,063 people in the township. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Adams Township - north * Napoleon Township, Henry County - northeast corner * Flatrock Township, Henry County - east * Pleasant Township, Henry County - southeast corner * Highland Township - south * Defiance Township - southwest * Noble Township - west * Tiffin Township - northwest A small part of the county seat of Defiance is located in western Richland Township. Name and history Richland Township was established in 1824. It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year befo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ohio State Route 424
State Route 424 (SR 424) was an east–west state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The route was a former section of US 24 that ran parallel to the Maumee River and Miami and Erie Canal between the cities of Defiance and Napoleon. First designated in 1964, the western terminus of the route for most of its history was at an intersection with US 24 west of Defiance, though between 2008 and when the route was fully removed from the state highway system in 2012, it was at the Defiance County/ Henry County line. Its eastern terminus was at a dead end near the US 6 / US 24 interchange east of Napoleon. Route description SR 424 began at an intersection with US 24 inside the city limits of Defiance, though west of the center of the city. At this point, the route was also called Baltimore Street. At the intersection with Deatrick Street, the name of the street that carried SR 424 changed to Holgate Avenue; overheight truck routes for SR 66 and SR 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Auglaize River
The Auglaize River ( Shawnee: ''Kathinakithiipi'') is a tributary of the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Erie. The name of the river was derived from the French term for it. The French called it ''"rivière à la Grande Glaize"'' (later spelled as "glaise", meaning river of Great Clay), referring to the soil in the area.See, for example, French Colonial Archives, series C11A, vol. 95, f. 386v. http://data2.archives.ca/e/e035/e000869161.jpg Description The Auglaize River rises in southeastern Allen County, approximately southeast of Lima and north of Indian Lake. It flows southwest to Wapakoneta, then generally north in a zigzag course, past Delphos, Fort Jennings and Oakwood. It joins the Maumee from the south at Defiance, approximately east of the mouth of the Tiffin River at . It receives the Ottawa River from the southeast in western Putnam County, northwest of Lima. It als ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ohio State Route 111
State Route 111 (SR 111) is a state route that runs between the Indiana state line and Defiance in the US state of Ohio. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through both farmland and residential properties. For some of its path, SR 111 runs generally parallel to the north of the Auglaize River. The highway was first signed in 1923 on much the same alignment as today. A few realignments of the route have happened; the first in 1927 removed a section of highway west of SR 49. This section was later extended due west of SR 49 to the Indiana state line. Another realignment happened in 1983 with the route heading north out of Paulding concurrent with U.S. Route 127 (US 127). Route description SR 111 begins at an intersection with Woodburn Road and State Line Road on the Indiana state line. The road heads north along the state line passing through farmland as a two-lane highway. The road turns due east and heads away from the stat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ohio State Route 66
State Route 66 (SR 66) is a north–south state highway in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) in Piqua, and its northern terminus is at US 20 in Fayette. South of Defiance it generally follows the route of the former Miami and Erie Canal. Route description The portion of SR 66 between Washington Avenue in Piqua and the Miami/ Shelby County line is designated as the " Cpl. Samuel F. Pearson Memorial Highway", in honor of a Piqua High School graduate who was killed at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, while serving in the Army Reserve, on October 10, 2007. History *1924 – Original route established.Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Orig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ohio State Route 15
State Route 15 (SR 15) is a north–south and east–west route in northwestern Ohio. Its southern (eastern) terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 23 in Ohio, U.S. Route 23/Ohio State Route 103, State Route 103 (US 23/SR 103) near Carey, Ohio, Carey, and its northern (western) terminus is at the Michigan state line north of Pioneer, Ohio, Pioneer, where the route continues in Michigan as M-99 (Michigan highway), M-99. The route is signed east–west from Carey to Bryan, Ohio, Bryan, and it is signed north–south from there to the Michigan state line. SR 15 is an expressway for its southernmost : where it concurrency (road), runs concurrently with Interstate 75 in Ohio, Interstate 75 (I-75), where it runs concurrently with U.S. Route 68 in Ohio, US 68, and the final as a stand-alone limited-access road until its junction with US 23. The final are part of a heavily traveled corridor providing the most direct route between Detroit, Toledo, Oh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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DeLorme
DeLorme Publishing Company is a producer of personal satellite tracking, messaging, and navigation technology. The company's main product, ''inReach'', integrates GPS and satellite technologies. ''inReach'' provides the ability to send and receive text messages to and from anywhere in the world (including when beyond cell phone range) by using the Iridium satellite constellation. By pairing with a smartphone, navigation is possible with access to free downloadable topographic maps and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) charts. On February 11, 2016, the company announced that it had been purchased by Garmin, another multinational producer of GPS products and services. DeLorme also produces printed atlas and topographic software products. The company uses a combination of digital technologies and human editors to verify travel information and map details. ''DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer'' is an extension for vehicular GPS or online mapping sites, allowing a tra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yarmouth, Maine
Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland, Maine, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, Maine, North Yarmouth, it was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarnations for 213 years. In 1849, twenty-nine years after Maine's List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, admittance to the Union as the twenty-third states of America, state, it was Municipal corporation, incorporated as the Town of Yarmouth. Yarmouth is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The town's population was 8,990 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, and its location on the banks of the Royal River (formerly ''Yarmouth River''), which empties into Casco Bay less than away, means it is a prime location as a harbor. Ships were built in Yarmouth Harbor, Yarmouth's harbor mainly between ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the General Assembly is the ''Laws of Ohio''; the ''Ohio Revised Code'' is only a reference. The ''Ohio Revised Code'' is not officially printed, but there are several unofficial but certified (by the Ohio Secretary of State) commercial publications: ''Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' and ''Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' are annotated, while ''Anderson's Ohio Revised Code Unannotated'' is not. ''Baldwin's'' is available online from Westlaw and ''Page's'' is available online from LexisNexis. The state also publishes the full contents of the ORonline Users can request a real-time, certified download of any particular page: a PDF generates with a seal certifying its authenticity. History The ''Ohio Revised Code'' replaced t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions. Canada In Canada, the Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. China County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the China, People's Republic of China. They have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty. The number of counties in China proper g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Delaware Township, Defiance County, Ohio
Delaware Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,030 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Washington Township - north * Tiffin Township - northeast corner * Noble Township - east * Defiance Township - southeast * Emerald Township, Paulding County - south * Crane Township, Paulding County - southwest corner * Mark Township - west * Farmer Township - northwest corner The village of Sherwood is located in western Delaware Township. Name and history Statewide, other Delaware Townships are located in Delaware and Hancock counties. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected towns ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |