For the purpose of conveniently effecting several objects of political economy, or civil polity, these counties are variously divided; or rather combined into a variety of districts. For the purpose of electing representatives to Congress, the several counties are combined into fourteen districts, each of which districts, elects one representative; as follows: DIST. COUNTIES. DIST. COUNTIES. DIST. COUNTIES. Sec'd. First. Third. (Hamilton, Butler, Preble, Dark, Van Wert, Paulding, Green, Sixth. Fifth. Seventh. Adams, Brown, Ross, Meigs, Coshocton, Ninth. Fourteenth, Thirteenth. Twelfth. Eleventh. Tenth. (Fairfield, Perry, Muskingum. Belmont, Monroe, Morgan, Guernsey. Jefferson, Henry. Harrison, This arrangement is to continue, until 1831, when a new census will have been taken, upon which to base the next apportionment. Fourth, Clark, Hancock,, Wood, Eighth. For Judicial purposes, for Courts of Common Plea the state is divided into the nine following circuits: 1ST. CIRCUIT. 3D. CIRCUIT. 5TH. CIRCUIT. 7TH CIRCUIT Logan, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Adams, Champaign, Trumbull, Jefferson, Highland, Clark, Portage, Belmont, Clinton, Montgomery, Geauga, Monroe, Green, Preble, Cuyahoga, Dark, Medina, Harrison, Butler. Shelby, 4TH. CIRCUIT.6TH. CIRCUIT. Morgan, Mercer. Wayne, Franklin, Washington, 2D. CIRCUIT. Holmes, Pickaway, Athens. Huron, Tuscarawas, Fairfield, Meigs, Gallia, Delaware, Muskingum Ross, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Fayette, Scioto, Madison, Pike, Seneca, Knox. Union, Jackson. NOTE. The unorganized counties are attached to some organized contiguous ones; namely: Hardin, in the first Circuit, is attached to Logan,-Allen and Vam Wert, to Mercer, in the same Circuit:-Henry, Putnam, and Paulding, to Williams county, in the second Circuit. NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTIES & TOWNS.It is a consideration, worthy of remark, that a majority of the counties are named after distinguished public men; mostly statesmen and warriors of our own country.Forty-four, out of the seventy-three counties in the State, are thus named, to wit: Adams county, was so named, in honor of John Ad Butler, after the revolutionary officer of that name, and who was killed in St. Clair's defeat. Clark, after a Virginia officer of that name, during the Indian wars in the west, after the American revolution. Clinton, after the late Governor of New York, De-Wit Clinton. Crawford, after Col. Crawford, of the western part of Pennsylvania, who was taken prisoner, and burnt by the Indians near Upper Sandusky, which is situated in this county. Dark, was called after a General Darke. Fayette, after Gen. La Fayette, whom every body knows. Franklin, after Doctor Benjamin Franklin, equally well known. Green, after Maj. Gen. Green of the revolutionary army. Hamilton, after Gen. Hamilton, a former aid to General Washington, and since known as one of the ablest financiers in America. Hancock, after old Governor Hancock of Massachusetts, and one of the Presidents of the old Continental Congress. Hardin, after a Kentucky officer of that name. Harrison, after Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, now of this state. Henry, supposed, after Patrick Henry, formerly Governor of Virginia. Holmes, after Col. Holmes of the war of 1812. Jackson, after Gen. Jackson, the hero of New Orleans, and now President of the United States. Jefferson, after Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Knox, after a General of the revolutionary army, and afterwards Secretary of War. Lawrence, after Capt. Lawrence, of the American Navy, who uttered, with his dying breath, in 1814, the celebrated naval motto, "Dont give up the ship." Logan, after an Indian chief of that name. Madison, after James Madison, the fourth President of the United States. Marion, after Gen. Marion, a brave partisan office the revolutionary army, from South Carolina. Meigs, after a former Governor of Ohio, of thát na Mercer, after Gen. Mercer, who fell at the battle Monmouth, in New Jersey, in the revolutionary war. Monroe, after James Monroe, the fifth President of United States. Montgomery, after Gen. Montgomery, of the revo tionary army, who fell before Quebec, in Dec. 1776. Morgan, after a revolutionary officer of that name. Paulding, Van Wert, and Williams, after the th captors of Major Andre, a British officer and spy, in.t war of Independence. Berry, after the late Commodore Perry, of the Nav Pike, after the late General Pike. Preble. after Commodore Preble, who distinguish himself in the naval war with the Barbary states, in th years 1801-2. Putnam, after the brave revolutionary Gen. Isra Putnam, of Connecticut. Ross, after an able civilian of that name, of Pennsy vania. Shelby, after the late Governor Shelby, of Kentucky Stark, after Gen. Stark, the captor of Col. Baum, an his detachment from the British army, at Bennington in 1777. Trumbull, after two successive Governors of Connec ticut, (father and son.) Warren, after the intrepid Gen. Warren, who fell a the battle of Bunker's hill, 17th June, 1775, near Boston Washington, after "the Father of his country." Wayne, after Major Gen. Wayne, celebrated in the revolutionary, and in the subsequent Indian wars. Wood, after Major Wood, who made a brave sortie, in 1814, from Fort Erie, opposite Buffalo, where he lost his life.. The remaining twenty-nine counties are called, some after the old Indian names, and others by mere arbitra Thus, Ashtabula county is so called from the Indian name of the rivulet or creek of that name, in that county. be Athens county is supposed to have been so called, cause the Ohio University was located here, at an early period of the state; and which its founders, fondly anticipated should at some future day, vie with the academic groves and Lyceums of ancient Grecian Athens, &c. Belmont, is descriptively named, from the two French words, bel and mont; together signifying a fine mount, Champaign, is also descriptively so called, from the level and champaign face of a considerable portion of the territory, which was originally included within its limits. Clermont, a fancy name, perhaps, from Clermont in France. Columbiana is a fancy name, taken from the names Columbus and Anna. An anecdote is told, pending its adoption in the Legislature, that a member jocularly old olan be added there moved that the name Maria suvum “......- Delaware, was so called from an Indian tribe of that name, who had extensive cornfields adjacent to its present county seat. Fairfield, was so called by its early settlers, from the circumstance of the beauty of its fair fields. Gallia, is the ancient name for France; from whence many of its first settlers came. Geauga, was named after Grand river, running across it; the old Indian name of which was Geauga river. Guernsey, was so called, because many of its earliest settlers came from the island of Guernsey, in Europe. Highland is descriptively so called, because it embraces the high land between the Scioto and Miami rivers. Hocking is a contraction of the word Hockhocking, which is the old Indian, and present name of a small river, running through this county. Huron is also named from the old Indian and present name of its principal river, |