Warren Twp - J– formed from Kirkwood Twp – original boundaries additionally included the lower 24 sections of Goshen Twp. Twelve sections to its south was added on Ma– later ceded to Goshen Twp Union Twp - Aug– formed from Kirkwood Twp – original boundary extended north to the county line. Pease would later serve as an Ohio Supreme Court Justice from 1816-1830.

Pease Twp - Aug– formed from Richland Twp – named for Judge Calvin Pease (1776-1839) who at the time was president-judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Third Circuit (eastern Ohio). Richland Twp - Febru– formed from Kirkwood Twp – Boundary extended south into Pultney Twp on and again on Ma– named for its rich, limestone soil. Lands ceded to Monroe County in its formation on January 29, 1813. Salem Twp - Novem– original township – located south of York Twp. York Twp - Novem– original township – named likely derived from York, Pennsylvania or York, England. McElherren was paid 2,200 acres for his service as a goverment surveyor. Pultney was named for his hometown in England. Pultney Twp - Novem– original township – named by Judge Daniel McElherren for the town of Pultney (present-day Avondale area) – first court of justice and site of Belmont County’s first courthouse. Kirkwood was a Revolutionary War veteran and hero who died at Ft. Robert Kirkwood (1756-1791) who was one of the first men to build a cabin in present-day Belmont County. Kirkwood Twp - Novem– original township – named in honor of Capt. This information is provided by the Recorder’s Office merely for historic value. Below is a brief listing of each township, its date of formation, name origin, and sources to learn more information. Additionally, the southern 15 miles of the county (Salem Twp) were ceded for the creation of Monroe County, forming our present boundaries.

The western six miles of the county were ceded for the formation of Guernsey County on January 31, 1810. These extended in mostly straight lines from the Ohio River to the western boundary of the county. When the county was organized in November 1801, it was originally composed of four townships – Kirkwood, Pultney, York, and Salem. Belmont County was formed on Septemfrom Washington and Jefferson Counties.

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