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316 W. Walnut St.
Farmersville, Ohio 45325
696-3010 Office
696-2674 Fax

Jackson Twp. Official Web Site

Jackson Twp. Police Department

Township Meetings

The Township Trustees meet on the first and third Mondays of the month at 7:30 p.m. at
the Township House, 316 W. Walnut St. in Farmersville. Visitors are encouraged and are welcome to attend. Further information can be obtained by calling 696-2522.

Township Personel

William Peters, President
Thomas Sears, Vice-President
Debra Johnson, Trustee
Melanny Michael, Township Administration & Zoning
Debbie Mabry, Clerk
Randy Lake, Service Dept. Supervisor

Sgt. Jon Schade, Chief of Police

Farmersville/Jackson Township Recycling Center

The recycling center is located at the Farmersville/Jackson Township Joint Park. Take Farmersville-Gratis Road west approx. 1 mile. After passing Lower Gratis road the park is located on the left side of road or the south side. Go past the Community Center and Swimming pool and turn left at the Recycling Center sign. Drive back the drive to the gray building.

The Recycling Center is opened the second Saturday of each month, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

The center accepts:

• Used Motor Oil
• Anti-freeze
• Paint & paint cans (and spray cans)
• Most chemicals as long as they have the labels (readable) and is identifiable
• Batteries (all sorts)
• There are bins for paper, cardboard, aluminum, glass and other co-mingles

Jackson Township History

Jackson Township first appeared as a subdivision of Montgomery county June 6, 1814. In 1820 the present boundaries of Jackson Township were established. It is of the greatest advantage in understanding the location of the lands in the township that the original surveyed or congressional township is the same as the political township. Jackson Township is township 4, range 4 east. It has, therefore, thirty-six square miles of territory. Big Twin and Little Twin creeks flow through its territory. Tom’s Run passes throught the western part and empties into the Big Twin. The land consist of a large area of bottom lands and hilly and level uplands.

The township began to be settled soon after the adjacent territroy of German and Jefferson townships began to be occupied. With the opening of the land to regular settlement in 1801, the intrepid pioneers made their appearance. Many of the present residents of the township are the descendants of the original settlers. Many persons have guessed and speculated as to the locations and arrival of the first settlers. The following table indicating the purchasers and time of purchase of Jackson township lands, taken from the records of the state auditor, gives a glimpse of the earliest settlers.

N.E. 1/4 Christoper Mason………..May 29, 1805
N.W. 1/4 John Miller………………..Oct. 30. 1810
S.E. 1/4 Abraham Hoover…………March 25,1805
S.W.1/4 Abraham Hoover…………Oct. 3, 1814.

Zoning

An application for zoning compliance must be obtained before any structure can be built, altered or added to. For more information regarding zoning issues within the township call Melanny Michael in the zoning department at 696-3010.

Jackson Twp. Plot Plan Examination and Zoning Permit Application —(100K PDF)

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