Bruss
Butler Township
1883 - 1885
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39.990000 -84.631764 on US 127 at the intersection of Arcanum Hollansburg Rd, former one room schoolhouse at the intersection of Arcanum Hollansburg Rd & SR 503 east of the gps coordinates
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The town was founded by Civil War veteran Asariah Bruss (1843 - 1923) & Mary (Hittle) Bruss (1848 - 1916). They settled in section 11 of Butler Township in 1872, had 11 children, & were buried with relatives in Oak Grove Cemetery on SR 121.
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Chenoweths
Washington Township
1824 - 1839
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40.092228 -84.783666 on the north side of Greenville - Nashville Rd along North Fork Kraut Creek between Stocksdale Rd (279) & Hillgrove - Southern Rd (T-52), Chenoweth (Carnahan) Cemetery in an overgrown area about halfway between the gps coordinates & SR 502
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38.9856244 -83.5796411 It was founded by War Of 1812 veteran John Chenoweth (1797 - 1851) from Pike County & Mary (Barger) Chenoweth (1799 - 1876) from Virginia. They moved to Darke County around 1820 & had a big family. John was a farmer & brick maker. The town was listed in The Ohio Gazetteer & Traveler's Guide from 1837 - 1841. John & Mary were buried with relatives in Chenoweth Cemetery.
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Danemora
Mississinawa Township
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exact location unknown
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The town was listed in the 1880 Valuation Of The Real Property Of The State Of Ohio & a couple of other obscure books, one from 1847 & another in 1866.
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Delvin
Wabash Township
1889 - 1903
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40.324984 -84.534199 on N Star Fort Laramie Rd at the intersection of Mangen Rd (54), St. Louis Cemetery at the intersection, Tea Cup (Teacup or Weaver) Cemetery on the north side of N Star Fort Laramie Rd west of the gps coordinates
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This small farming town had a church & blacksmith shop.
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Hetzlerville
Jackson Township
1869 - 1881
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40.205759 -84.722309 on private property on both sides of the railroad tracks east of Young Rd between Union City - Elroy Rd & Beamsville - Union City Rd, no known remnants
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It was on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, & Indianapolis Railway, named after the Hetzler family in the county, & had a general store & steam saw mill.
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Hunters (Huntertown)
Greenville Township
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40.165164 -84.637132 on Hunter Rd at the intersection of SR 118, Newcomer (Earhart) Cemetery on the west side of SR 118 south of the intersection
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The town was founded by the Hunter family in the area & had a church & school. Most of the residents were buried in the cemetery.
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London
Liberty Township (formerly German Township)
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exact location unknown
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It was listed in the Ohio Gazetteer And Traveler's Guide from 1837 - 1841.
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Matchett (Matchett's Corner)
Butler Township
1855 - 1862
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40.001178 -84.633117 on US 127 at the intersection of SR 503, no known remnants
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The town proprietor was Eric Matchett (1791 - 1867) from New York who had a few children with his first wife Joananh (Hendrickson) Matchett (1798 - 1839) from New Jersey. They arrived in Ohio around 1820, originally living in Butler County before moving to Darke in the early 1830's. Eric married Rebecca (Law) Matchett (1795 - 1862) after Joananh passed away. The town had a hotel & church. The Matchetts were buried with relatives in Greenville Union Cemetery on West St in Greenville.
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Mina (Mina Town) (North Greenville)
Greenville Township
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40.105770 -84.639399 on N Main St at the intersection of Wayne St, Water Street Cemetery at the intersection of E Water St & Ash St in Greenville
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Platted in 1818, Mina was founded by War Of 1812 veteran Azor Scribner (1778 - 1822) from New York & Nancy Scribner -Russell (1785 - 1849) who had 8 daughters. Azor arrived in Darke County in 1806, built a trading post, & was the first permanent settler of the county. He left his family behind in Middletown, OH until constructing a decent cabin in Darke & deeming the location safe enough to bring everyone else along in 1808. Azor also built a tavern which was the site of the first court session in the county. Certain details of the event have been disputed, but it's likely Azor shot & killed Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, who he personally knew & previously traded with, during the Battle Of Thames on October 5, 1813. Azor was buried with relatives in Water Street Cemetery. Nancy remarried after he passed away.
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Mount Pleasant
Washington, Greenville, & Liberty Township
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40.094685 -84.707130 on New Madison - Coletown Rd at the intersection of Greenville - Nashville Rd, Hiller (Heller) Cemetery on the west side of New Madison - Coletown Rd north of the intersection, Dininger Cemetery on the west side of New Madison - Coletown Rd south of the intersection
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It had 2 churches & a school.
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Saint John
Greenville Township
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40.131789 -84.599186 on SR 121 (Marker Rd) at the intersection of Jaysville - St Johns Rd, St John Lutheran Church & Cemetery on SR 121 northeast of the intersection
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German immigrants purchased the land in the area that was passed up by earlier settlers who thought it wasn't any good. With hard work the Germans turned it into nicely cultivated farms & tobacco was the main crop. They formed a Lutheran congregation in 1851 & built a log church the following year. It was replaced by the brick church that still stands in 1876 as the success of the farms kept growing. Saint John had very nice houses & tobacco sheds in the late 1800's to early 1900's. It was never abandoned but was annexed into Greenville & lost it's status as a separate town.
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Sampson
Neave, Van Buren, Butler, & Twin Township
1850 - 1858
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40.004669 -84.598124 on Hollansburg - Sampson Rd at the intersection of Jaysville - St Johns Rd, no known remnants
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Sampson was platted in 1846 & had a general store, tavern, steam saw mill, school, & church. The population in 1880 was around 350. It was abandoned in the late 1800's when the Dayton & Union Railroad was built through Delisle & Sampson couldn't keep up with it economically.
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Seven Mile Prairie
1841 - 1863
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exact location unknown
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Strakers
(Straker's Station)
Patterson Township
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40.306231 -84.495347 on Yorkshire - Osgood Rd at the intersection of Foote Rd, no known remnants
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The proprietor, Civil War veteran Henry Straker (1827 - 1901), moved to Ohio from Germany with his widowed mother & brothers in 1834. He married Nancy (Swallow) Straker (1836 - 1871) in 1852. They had 10 children & Nancy passed away just two weeks after their last children, a set of twins, were born. Henry remarried twice after that. He accumulated over 500 acres & ran a tile factory & steam saw mill on the land. Products were shipped out from a train station on the Dayton, Ft. Wayne, & Chicago Railway. Henry was buried with relatives in Greenlawn Cemetery on N Greenlawn Ave in Versailles.
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Wiley (Wiley Station)
Harrison Township
1864 - 1904
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39.935119 -84.759922 on Braffettsville - North Rd at the intersection of Wiley Rd, Providence Cemetery on the south side of Wiley Rd
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It was founded by Caleb Wiley (1799 - 1888) from Virginia & Elizabeth (Sprowl) Wiley (1817 - 1909) from Preble County, OH. They had 7 children & a nice farm. Caleb built a saw mill & the town also had a church & school. It was on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railway. Caleb & Elizabeth were buried with relatives in Providence Cemetery.
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