| Morgan County Ohio was formed in
1817 from portions of Guernsey, Muskingum and Washington. The
county was named in honor of General Daniel Morgan, an officer of
the Revolution. McConnelsville was established as the county
seat in 1819. The following townships were in existence as
part of Morgan County at that time: Bloom, Bristol,
Brookfield, Centre, Deerfield, Meigsville, Morgan, Noble, Olive, Olive Green, Penn, Windsor and York.
Deerfield and Noble were organized prior to the erection of Morgan
County. The rest of the above named townships were organized
under the jurisdiction of Morgan County. Union Township was organized in 1821; Manchester in
1822, and Malta in 1839. In 1845, the townships of Homer
and Marion, of Athens County, and seven sections of Roxbury
Township, Washington County, were added to Morgan County. In
March of 1851, the Townships of Brookfield, Noble, Olive, Jackson
(formerly Olive Green), and one-half of Manchester were
attached to the new county of Noble. |
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Morgan County, Ohio Courthouse |
