Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ ILLINOIS (Va., extinct) Version 1 Map scale is unavailable. 12/9/1778 - 2/29/1784 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 MN MI WI MI IA PA OH NE IL IN KS MO WV KY VA OK TN AR NC ILLINOIS County (Va., extinct) created by Virginia to encompass all territory north 277,317 sq. mi. and west of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River claimed by Virginia on the basis of its 1609 charter; ILLINOIS County included all of present Ohio. Hening, 9:552-555, 10:303-304; Robinson, 55 Page 390 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ Unorganized Federal Territory Version 1 Map scale is unavailable. 3/1/1784 - 9/13/1786 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 MI LAKE ASHTABULA LUCAS FULTON WILLIAMS OTTAWA GEAUGA CUYAHOGA WOOD SANDUSKY ERIE DEFIANCE HENRY LORAIN TRUMBULL PORTAGE PAULDING SENECA HURON MEDINA SUMMIT PUTNAM HANCOCK MAHONING VAN WERT WYANDOT CRAWFORD ASHLAND WAYNE STARK PA ALLEN RICHLAND COLUMBIANA HARDIN MERCER AUGLAIZE MARION HOLMES CARROLL IN MORROW TUSCARAWAS LOGAN KNOX JEFFERSON SHELBY UNION DELAWARE OH COSHOCTON HARRISON DARKE CHAMPAIGN LICKING MIAMI GUERNSEY BELMONT FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM CLARK MONTGOMERY MADISON NOBLE PREBLE FAIRFIELD PERRY MONROE GREENE PICKAWAY MORGAN FAYETTE HOCKING WASHINGTON BUTLER WARREN CLINTON ROSS ATHENS VINTON HAMILTON HIGHLAND MEIGS PIKE CLERMONT JACKSON BROWN ADAMS SCIOTO GALLIA WV LAWRENCE KY Virginia ceded to the U.S. its charter claims to territory "northwestward of the river 41,261 sq. mi. Ohio". All of present Ohio became unorganized federal territory although certain states still claimed parts of the western lands based on their colonial charters. (Cappon, Petchenik, and Long, 62, 130-131; Hening, 11:571-575) Page 388 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ Unorganized Federal Territory Version 2 Map scale is unavailable. 9/14/1786 - 7/12/1787 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 MI LAKE ASHTABULA LUCAS FULTON WILLIAMS OTTAWA GEAUGA WOOD CUYAHOGA DEFIANCE HENRY SANDUSKY ERIE LORAIN TRUMBULL PAULDING SENECA HURON PORTAGE MEDINA SUMMIT PUTNAM HANCOCK MAHONING VAN WERT WYANDOT CRAWFORD ASHLAND WAYNE STARK PA ALLEN RICHLAND COLUMBIANA HARDIN MERCER AUGLAIZE CARROLL MARION HOLMES IN MORROW TUSCARAWAS LOGAN KNOX JEFFERSON SHELBY COSHOCTON HARRISON UNION DELAWAREOH DARKE CHAMPAIGN MIAMI LICKING GUERNSEY BELMONT FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM CLARK MADISON MONTGOMERY FAIRFIELD NOBLE MONROE PREBLE PERRY GREENE PICKAWAY MORGAN FAYETTE HOCKING WASHINGTON BUTLER WARREN CLINTON ROSS ATHENS VINTON HAMILTON HIGHLAND MEIGS PIKE CLERMONT JACKSON BROWN ADAMS SCIOTO GALLIA WV LAWRENCE KY The U.S. accepted Connecticut's cession of lands north and west of Pennsylvania 35,936 sq. mi. and the Ohio River, except for a tract (Western Reserve) lying north of 41 deg. N. Lat. (Conn. southern line) & extending 120 mi. west of Penn. (Terr. Papers U.S., 2:24 n. 62) Page 389 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ Northwest Territory Version 1 Map scale is unavailable. 7/13/1787 - 7/26/1788 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 MI LAKE ASHTABULA LUCAS FULTON WILLIAMS OTTAWA GEAUGA WOOD CUYAHOGA DEFIANCE HENRY SANDUSKY ERIE LORAIN TRUMBULL PAULDING SENECA HURON PORTAGE MEDINA SUMMIT PUTNAM HANCOCK MAHONING VAN WERT WYANDOT CRAWFORD ASHLAND WAYNE STARK PA ALLEN RICHLAND COLUMBIANA HARDIN MERCER AUGLAIZE CARROLL MARION HOLMES IN MORROW TUSCARAWAS LOGAN KNOX JEFFERSON SHELBY COSHOCTON HARRISON UNION DELAWAREOH DARKE CHAMPAIGN MIAMI LICKING GUERNSEY BELMONT FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM CLARK MADISON MONTGOMERY FAIRFIELD NOBLE MONROE PREBLE PERRY GREENE PICKAWAY MORGAN FAYETTE HOCKING WASHINGTON BUTLER WARREN CLINTON ROSS ATHENS VINTON HAMILTON HIGHLAND MEIGS PIKE CLERMONT JACKSON BROWN ADAMS SCIOTO GALLIA WV LAWRENCE KY The U.S. created the Territory of the United States Northwest of the River Ohio 35,936 sq. mi. (Northwest Territory) from unorganized federal territory. Map depicts non-county area of the Northwest Territory in present Ohio. Connecticut retained the Western Reserve. (Terr. Papers U.S., 2:39-50) Page 15 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ WASHINGTON Version 1 Map scale is unavailable. 7/27/1788 - 2/10/1792 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 MI LAKE ASHTABULA LUCAS OTTAWA GEAUGA CUYAHOGA WOOD SANDUSKY ERIE LORAIN TRUMBULL PORTAGE SENECA HURON MEDINA SUMMIT HANCOCK MAHONING CRAWFORD PA WYANDOT ASHLAND WAYNE STARK RICHLAND COLUMBIANA HARDIN MARION HOLMES CARROLL MORROW TUSCARAWAS KNOX LOGAN COSHOCTON JEFFERSON UNION DELAWARE OH HARRISON CHAMPAIGN LICKING GUERNSEY BELMONT FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM MADISON NOBLE FAIRFIELD PERRY MONROE GREENE PICKAWAY MORGAN FAYETTE HOCKING CLINTON WASHINGTON ROSS ATHENS VINTON HIGHLAND MEIGS PIKE JACKSON BROWN WV ADAMS SCIOTO GALLIA LAWRENCE KY WASHINGTON created by the Northwest Territory from non-county area and part of 17,858 sq. mi. the Western Reserve. This implicit challenge to Connecticut's authority in the Western Reserve went unanswered. (Terr. Papers U.S., 3:278-279; Chase, 3:ch. 330/p. 2096; Cappon, Petchenik, and Long, 92) Page 353 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ WASHINGTON Version 2 Map scale is unavailable. 2/11/1792 - 7/9/1797 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 MI LAKE ASHTABULA LUCAS OTTAWA GEAUGA CUYAHOGA WOOD SANDUSKY ERIE LORAIN TRUMBULL PORTAGE SENECA HURON MEDINA SUMMIT HANCOCK MAHONING CRAWFORD PA WYANDOT ASHLAND WAYNE STARK RICHLAND COLUMBIANA HARDIN MARION HOLMES CARROLL MORROW TUSCARAWAS KNOX LOGAN COSHOCTON JEFFERSON UNION DELAWARE OH HARRISON CHAMPAIGN LICKING GUERNSEY BELMONT FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM MADISON NOBLE FAIRFIELD PERRY MONROE PICKAWAY MORGAN FAYETTE HOCKING CLINTON WASHINGTON ROSS ATHENS VINTON HIGHLAND MEIGS PIKE JACKSON WV ADAMS SCIOTO GALLIA LAWRENCE KY WASHINGTON lost to HAMILTON. 17,331 sq. mi. (Terr. Papers U.S., 3:363-364) Page 354 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ WASHINGTON Version 3 Map scale is unavailable. 7/10/1797 - 7/28/1797 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 MI LAKE ASHTABULA LUCAS OTTAWA GEAUGA WOOD CUYAHOGA SANDUSKY ERIE LORAIN TRUMBULL PORTAGE SENECA HURON MEDINA SUMMIT MAHONING CRAWFORD PA WYANDOT ASHLAND WAYNE STARK RICHLAND COLUMBIANA MARION HOLMES CARROLL MORROW TUSCARAWAS KNOX COSHOCTON JEFFERSON UNION DELAWARE OH HARRISON LICKING GUERNSEY BELMONT FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM MADISON NOBLE FAIRFIELD PERRY MONROE PICKAWAY MORGAN FAYETTE HOCKING WASHINGTON ROSS ATHENS VINTON HIGHLAND MEIGS PIKE JACKSON WV ADAMS SCIOTO GALLIA LAWRENCE KY WASHINGTON lost to creation of ADAMS. 15,332 sq. mi. (Terr. Papers U.S., 2:612-613; Chase, 3:ch. 333/p. 2096) Page 355 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ WASHINGTON Version 4 Map scale is unavailable. 7/29/1797 - 8/19/1798 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 SENECA HURON MEDINA PORTAGE SUMMIT MAHONING CRAWFORD STARK ASHLAND WAYNE RICHLAND COLUMBIANA MARION CARROLL MORROW HOLMES TUSCARAWAS JEFFERSON KNOX PA HARRISON DELAWARE COSHOCTON LICKING GUERNSEY OH FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM BELMONT NOBLE MONROE FAIRFIELD PERRY PICKAWAY MORGAN HOCKING WASHINGTON ATHENS ROSS VINTON PIKE MEIGS JACKSON WV SCIOTO GALLIA LAWRENCE KY WASHINGTON lost to creation of JEFFERSON. 10,146 sq. mi. (Terr. Papers U.S., 2:617-618; Chase, 3:ch. 334/p. 2096) Page 356 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ WASHINGTON Version 5 Map scale is unavailable. 8/20/1798 - 12/18/1799 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 SENECA HURON MEDINA PORTAGE SUMMIT MAHONING CRAWFORD STARK ASHLAND WAYNE RICHLAND COLUMBIANA MARION CARROLL MORROW HOLMES TUSCARAWAS JEFFERSON KNOX PA HARRISON DELAWARE COSHOCTON LICKING GUERNSEY OH FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM BELMONT NOBLE MONROE FAIRFIELD PERRY PICKAWAY MORGAN HOCKING WASHINGTON ATHENS ROSS VINTON PIKE MEIGS JACKSON WV SCIOTO GALLIA LAWRENCE KY WASHINGTON lost to creation of ROSS. 9,265 sq. mi. (Terr. Papers U.S., 3:510; Chase, 3:ch. 336/p. 2097) Page 357 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ WASHINGTON Version 6 Map scale is unavailable. 12/19/1799 - 12/8/1800 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 SENECA HURON MEDINA PORTAGE SUMMIT MAHONING CRAWFORD STARK ASHLAND WAYNE RICHLAND COLUMBIANA MARION CARROLL MORROW HOLMES TUSCARAWAS JEFFERSON KNOX PA HARRISON DELAWARE COSHOCTON LICKING GUERNSEY OH FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM BELMONT NOBLE MONROE FAIRFIELD PERRY PICKAWAY MORGAN HOCKING WASHINGTON ATHENS ROSS VINTON PIKE MEIGS JACKSON WV SCIOTO GALLIA LAWRENCE KY WASHINGTON lost to JEFFERSON. 8,813 sq. mi. (Chase, 3:ch. 342/p. 2098) Page 358 of 390 Ohio: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries ´ WASHINGTON Version 7 Map scale is unavailable. 12/9/1800 - 9/6/1801 Heavy line depicts historical boundary. Base map shows present-day information. © The Newberry Library 2010 SENECA HURON MEDINA PORTAGE SUMMIT MAHONING CRAWFORD STARK ASHLAND WAYNE RICHLAND COLUMBIANA MARION CARROLL MORROW HOLMES TUSCARAWAS JEFFERSON KNOX PA HARRISON DELAWARE COSHOCTON LICKING GUERNSEY OH FRANKLIN MUSKINGUM