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Jefferson Township History

From History of Madison County, W. H. Beers & Co, Chicago, 1883

Page 683

This was one of the original subdivisions, and embraced a much larger area than it does to-day. It was erected April 30, 1810, and under that date we find the following: "Ordered, that all tract of land comprehended in the following boundary be and the same is hereby created into a separate township, to be known as Jefferson Township, and is bounded as follows, viz.: Beginning at the lower corner of Calvin Cary's Survey, or on the Franklin County line north of Cary's; thence on a straight line west to the Champaign County line; thence south along the said line until it intersects Deer Creek Township line; thence with said line east to Franklin County; thence along said line to the place of beginning." This erection was subsequently declared void, and a second one made June 11, 1811, on which date the Commissioners "ordered that all that tract of land comprehended within the following boundaries be and is hereby erected into a separate township, by the name of Jefferson, and is bounded as follows, viz.: Beginning at the south corner of Darby Township, thence with the south line of Darby Township westerly to a point running south will strike the east boundary of Mark's Survey, on Little Darby Creek; thence southward to where the State road, leading to Franklinton, crosses the Glade Run Branch of Deer Creek; thence easterly so as to include all the inhabitants of Darby Creek in said township, continuing to Franklin County line; thence with said line to place of beginning." The Commissioners continued to organize different townships, taking a part from Jefferson at various times, giving it different shapes, until its present area and formation was reached. it is very irregular in shape, stretching for about five and a half miles from north to south, and about five and a fourth from east to west. Its northern boundary is Canaan Township. On the east it is for several miles washed by the waters of Big Darby Creek, but, when near the southeastern corner, Franklin County stretches west of the creek, forming a part of the eastern as well as about one mile of the southern boundary, whilst the remainder of the southern boundary is formed by Fairfield Township, and on the west it is bounded by Deer Creek and Monroe Townships.

From Atlas of Madison County by J.A. Caldwell, Condit, Ohio (1875)

It is bounded on the south by Franklin County and Fairfield Township, west by Union and Deer Creek and Monroe, north by Canaan Townships, east by Franklin County. Jefferson like the rest of the townships of the county, was composed of oak openings and prairies. The soul is fertile producing large crops of corn, wheat, oats and grass; wool is a staple product of the township, together with beef cattle, horses, sheep and hogs; the timber is mostly oak, with some hickory and elm. The township is watered by Big Darby on its eastern boundary, and Little Darby through the center, and their tributaries, and it has some fine springs along the aforesaid streams. West Jefferson in the southern part of the township, on the national road, located on the west bank of Little Darby, is a thriving village. The Little Miami Rail Road passes by the place, affording a good shipping point for th eproduce and stock of the surrounding country.

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