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History · Wesley Township

Wesley Township’s post office opened in 1829, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on.

1829first post office
0on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Wesley Township began

When was Wesley Township founded?

1829

The Wesley Township post office opened in 1829, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Wesley (1829) and Patten Mills (1866), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 952197 years
Founding year: the first Wesley Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wesley Township’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wesley Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Wesley Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19044 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 2002. Watch Wesley Township change.Deep rootsA post office since 1829: 197 years of Wesley Township.
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Start Wesley Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Wesley
1829–1880
Bartlett
1834–today
Patten Mills
1866–1906
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BartlettPatten Mills
10cemeteries and burying grounds inside Wesley Township
BartlettBartlett FriendsBurtLibertyMissionNorrisQuakerSmithSouthland MissionWilson

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

On the map

Wesley Township on the map, 1904 to 2002

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

Wesley Township on the 1904 USGS mapWesley Township on the 1961 USGS mapWesley Township on the 1990 USGS mapWesley Township on the 2002 USGS map1904Chesterhill 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 Wesley Township.

The story so far

Wesley Township, in brief

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

Wesley Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 952 people in the township.

Its first post office opened in 1829. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 982 to 952 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Wesley Township, 1829 to 1906

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1829Post officeThe Wesley post office opens
  3. 1834Post officeThe Bartlett post office opens
  4. 1866Post officeThe Patten Mills post office opens
  5. 1880Post officeThe Wesley post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1906Post officeThe Patten Mills post office closes
By decade

Wesley Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Bartlett houses on 5502015Bartlett houses on 550Bartlett Bible Baptist Church2015Bartlett Bible Baptist ChurchMap of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Wesley Township2015Map of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Wesley Tow…MapOHMap-doton-Bartlett2007OHMap-doton-Bartlett
Famous people

Famous people close to Wesley Township

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

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Edward Raymond AmesAmerican chaplain · b. 1806
William B. CrewOhio Jurist and Legislator · b. 1852
Carroll Augustine DevolUnited States Army general · b. 1859
Joseph Terry McCaddonAmerican circus proprietor · b. 1859
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Fairfield TownshipIts storyC+Windsor Township1 historic placeA−Decatur Township1 historic placeB−Marion Township1 historic placeA−Palmer Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBern TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Wesley Township’s history

What year was Wesley Township founded?

The Wesley Township post office opened in 1829, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (4), 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.