The following table indicating the purchasers and time of purchase of Jackson township lands, taken from the records of the state auditor, gives a glimpse of the earliest settlers. Many persons have guessed and speculated as to the locations and arrival of the first settlers. Many of the present residents of the township are the descendants of the original settlers.
With the opening of the land to regular settlement in 1801, the intrepid pioneers made their appearance. The township began to be settled soon after the adjacent territory of German and Jefferson townships began to be occupied. The land consist of a large area of bottom lands and hilly and level uplands. Tom’s Run passes throughout the western part and empties into the Big Twin. Chief Jon Schade 49 East Walnut Street Farmersville, Ohio 45325 (937) 696-2522 Office (937) 696-2444 Non. Big Twin and Little Twin creeks flow through its territory. It has, therefore, thirty-six square miles of territory. Jackson Township is township 4, range 4 east.
It is of the greatest advantage in understanding the location of the lands in the township that the original surveyed or congressional township is the same as the political township. In 1820 the present boundaries of Jackson Township were established. Jackson Township first appeared as a subdivision of Montgomery county June 6, 1814.
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