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CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES - 461 CHAPTER XXXII NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES-TOPOGRAPHY-ORGANIZATION - POPULATION - EARLY SETTLEMENT- HAMLETS-SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, ETC. Nottingham Township is situated south of Franklin and Stock townships, west of Cadiz, north of Moorefield and east of Washington Township. It is five miles from north to south and six miles from east to west. Brushy Fork of Stillwater Creek in the southwestern part of the township, together with dozens of lesser stream- lets wind their way through various other parts of the county. These water courses water and drain the territory and make glad the heart of man and beast. These small streams and occasional springs of living water make this part of the county ideal for stock raisnig. There are no towns of consequence in this township, neither any railroads. ORGANIZATION Nottingham Township was formed in 1809 while this county was included in Jefferson County. With the passage of more than a century the people of this section have furnished many representatives to the county government, and have performed their part well in administering their own local affairs, their schools and highways, etc., being fully up to the Harrison County standard. POPULATION At three decade periods the population of this township has been as follows: In 1890 it was 880; in 1900 it was placed at 746 and in 1910 at 617. The latest United States census gives this township a population of 494. SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES The history of the schools and churches supported by this township, the reader is referred to general chapters on such subjects found elsewhere in this volume. EARLY SETTLERS Before 1814 these had settled in what is now Nottingham Townsbip: William Arnst, I811 ; James Caldwell, 1813 ; George Carothers, 1811, from Washington County, Pennsylvania ; John Carson, before 1812, from Maryland ; Peter Crabtree, 1812, from western Pennsylvania ; William Grist, of West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1809: Isaac Haines, 1812 ; Thomas Haines, 462 - CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES 1807; John Hines, before 1810, from Westmoreland County, Virginia; Benjamin Johnson, 1810, from Allegheny County, Maryland; John Johnson, 1810; John McCorkle, 1812; William Phillips, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1809 ; John Pugh, 1807, from Chester County, Pennsylvania ; John Richardson, 1813 ; John Riley, 1812; Jonathan Sayes, 1811. MINKSVILLE The only hamlet within this township is Minksville, where for years there has been a schoolhouse and country store, with other business interests at various times in its history. |