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The township was named for Liberty, Pennsylvania, at the suggestion of John Morrow, a resident in the township at the time of its formation in 1803 who was the brother of Ohio Governor Jeremiah Morrow, after his hometown. The first settler was John Nelson, who arrived in 1796, seven years before Ohio became a state.
1856 map of Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide. [4] Liberty Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. It was established as a township in 1806. The first settler in the township was thought to be Henry Swager in 1798.
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Location of Liberty Township in Ohio Location of Liberty Township in Logan County Coordinates: 40°15′48″N 83°45′26″W / 40.26333°N 83.75722°W / 40.26333; -83
Countryside in southeastern Liberty Township Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio . Coordinates: 38°48′42″N 83°37′44″W / 38.81167°N 83.62889°W / 38.81167; -83
It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide. [5] The first non-American Indian settler of Liberty Township - also of Delaware County - was Capt. Nathan Carpenter, who settled in the township on May 1, 1801, after a journey of over 2½ months from New York City. Liberty Township was also "one of the three original townships into which ...
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it.
Pleasant Township - east; Clinton Township - southeast corner; Hopewell Township - south; Loudon Township - southwest corner; Jackson Township - west; Scott Township, Sandusky County - northwest corner; The village of Bettsville is located in northern Liberty Township, and the unincorporated community of Kansas lies in the northwestern part of ...