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History · Ross Township

39% of Ross Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ross Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages5 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Ross Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ross Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1994. Watch Ross Township change.Old housesHalf of Ross Township’s homes were built before 1962.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Five other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Moores Salt Works
1823–1892
Mitchells Salt Works
1848–1892
Holt
1892–1907
Pravo
1892–1907
Shane
1896–1907
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HoltPravoShane
Gone or out of use
Holt Post Officepost officePravo Post Officepost officeShane Post Officepost office
9cemeteries and burying grounds inside Ross Township
DornLebanonMcClellandMontgomeryMooretown Methodist EpiscopalMount Zion MethodistPine GroveSeeverYellow Creek

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ross Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Ross Township on the map, 1905 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ross Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ross Township on the 1905 USGS mapRoss Township on the 1960 USGS mapRoss Township on the 1971 USGS mapRoss Township on the 1994 USGS map1905Salineville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ross Township.

The story so far

Ross Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ross Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ross Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 655 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 721 to 655 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Ross Township, 1823 to 1907

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1823Post officeThe Moores Salt Works post office opens
  3. 1848Post officeThe Mitchells Salt Works post office opens
  4. 1892Post officeThe Moores Salt Works post office closes
  5. 1892Post officeThe Mitchells Salt Works post office closes
  6. 1892Post officeThe Holt post office opens
  7. 20th century
  8. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1907Post officeThe Holt post office closes
By decade

Ross Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Mooretown Methodist Episcopal Cemetery2016Mooretown Methodist Episcopal CemeteryBergholz - New Somerset Road Bridge over Yellow Creek2016Bergholz - New Somerset Road Bridge over Yellow CreekMap of Jefferson County Ohio Highlighting Ross Township2015Map of Jefferson County Ohio Highlighting Ross Townsh…Map
Famous people

Famous people close to Ross Township

Nobody well known was born in Ross Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert UrichActor · b. 1946
Henry CrewAmerican physicist and astronomer · b. 1859
Burr McIntoshAmerican photographer, actor and publisher · b. 1862
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William Milligan SloaneUnited States historian · b. 1850
William Peters HepburnAmerican politician · b. 1833
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Clarke HinkleAmerican football player · b. 1909
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Brush Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpringfield TownshipIts storyBSalem TownshipIts storyC−Knox Township1 historic placeA−Saline TownshipIts storyC+Island Creek Township3 historic placesA−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.