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Mahoning County
 

 

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1846 - 1876

1876 - 1905

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Mahoning County, an Indian word meaning "at salt lick," was set up as a county March 1, 1846. It was formed by combining the lower ten townships of Trumbull County, from land owned by the Connecticut Western Reserve, and the upper five townships of Columbiana County, from land owned by the Federal Government. The first county seat was in Canfield and the first Court House still stands just south of the Green.

In 1869 the county seat was moved to Youngstown, where a Court House was built on the site of the "Old Township Cemetery" at the corner of Wick Avenue and East Wood Street. The present Court House was built in 1905.

The County contains fifteen townships: Smith, Goshen, Green, Beaver, Springfield, Berlin, Ellsworth, Canfield, Boardman, Poland, Milton, Jackson, Austintown, and Coitsville. All that remains of Youngstown Township is within the borders of Mill Creek Park, the rest is the City of Youngstown. The County contains five cities: Campbell, Canfield, Sebring, Struthers and Youngstown.

The County is bounded on the North by Trumbull County, on the South by Columbiana County, on the West by Stark and Portage Counties, and on the East by Lawrence and Mercer Counties in Pennsylvania.

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Mahoning County Statistics


County Population
257,555

County Houses:
111,762

Land area:
415.2 sq. mi.

Water area:
8.1 sq. mi.

Townships
15

Cities
5
 

 

Historical Collections of Ohio

By Henry Howe

Vol. II

©1888

 

Youngstown is the name of both city and township. The name is from John YOUNG.  On April 9, 1800, the Connecticut Land Company sold the township to him.  According to tradition he had located in the township about 1797.

He made a plot of the town that year.  It was recorded August 19, 1802, with the date and name of “Youngstown, 1797” John YOUNG was born at Peterboro, New Hampshire, March 8, 1755; was married to Mary Stone WHITE, the daughter of Hugh WHITE, the founder of Whitesboro, November 23, 1801.

 

Brier Hill so long famed as the place of the TOD family, is two miles northwest of the centre of the city.  In this summer (1890) the city limits were extended so as to include it.  At Brier Hill are three blast-furnaces, which were erected by Gov. TOD, and are still owned and operated by his family.  They have what is called a wash-metal plant where the pig-iron is resmelted, put through a process that relieves it almost entirely of the phosphorus, which is very injurious in making steel. David TOD, the second of Ohio's War Governors, was born in Youngstown, February 21, 1805, and died there November 13, 1868. He was the son of Governor TOD, an eminent man who was born in Connecticut, graduated at Yale, and emigrated to the Northwest Territory in 1800. He was Secretary of the Territory under Governor St. Clair ; was a State Senator after the organization of the State of Ohio. He served as Judge of the Supreme Court from 1806 to 1809, and occupied other important positions. He rendered gallant service in the war of 1812 at Fort Meigs, serving as a lieutenant-colonel.
 

KATE BROWNLEE SHERWOOD, the poetess of patriotism, is the daughter of Judge James BROWNLEE, of Poland, where she was born. While yet in her "teens," in 1859, she was married with Gen. Isaac R. SHERWOOD and early became associated with him in journalistic work, writing items, reading proofs.

 

CANFIELD  It is the seat of the Northeastern Normal College. City officers, 1888: S. K. CROOKS, Mayor; S. W. BRAINARD, Clerk; Hosea HOOVER, Treasurer; C. W. WEHR, Street Commissioner; Eli RHODES, Marshal.—Newspaper: Mahoning Dispatch, Independent, FOWLER & Son, editors and publishers. Churches: one Presbyterian, one Methodist Episcopal, one Disciples, one German Lutheran and one Congregational. Bank: Van HYNING & Co., Hosea HOOER, president, G. W. BRAINERD, cashier. Population, 1880, 650.   

 

POLAND is six miles southeast of Youngstown, on the Beaver river. Bank: Farmers' Deposit and Saving, R L. WALKER, president, Clark STOUGH, cashier. Population in 1880, 452.School census, 1888, 206.

PETERSBURG is fifteen miles southeast of Youngstown. It has one newspaper, the Petersburg Press, E. E. STONE, editor. Churches: one Methodist Episcopal, one Evangelical Lutheran, one Presbyterian. School census, 1888, 162.

 

LOWELLVILLE is eight miles southeast of Youngstown, on the Ohio Canal and A. & P., P. & W., and P. & L. E. Railroads. School census, 1888, 241.

WASHINGTONVILLE is sixteen miles southwest from Youngstown, part in Columbiana and part in Mahoning county. It is on the N. & N. L. Branch of the N. Y. P. & O. Railroad. School census, 1888, 122