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Portage County, Ohio
Summary
Located in northeastern Ohio. Settled by 1799. Established June 1807. Bordered by Geauga Co. on north. Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal ran through county; completed 1825. Population in 1830 about 19,000. Population in 1840 about 23,000. Included Portage and Hiram townships, where JS and family lived, 1831–1832. Also included Hudson (now in Summit Co.), location of Western Reserve College, where Joshua Seixas taught. About one hundred Saints left Portage Co. for Jackson Co., Missouri, 2 May 1832. See also “.”
Links
papers
places
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- Account of Hearing, between circa 3 and 9 June 1837 [ State of Ohio v. JS for Threatening to Take Life ]
- Bond from David Cartter and Others, 14 January 1837
- Covenant of Oliver Cowdery and Others, 17 October 1830
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- Journal, 1832–1834
- Journal, 1835–1836
- Letter from Newel K. Whitney, 20 April 1837
- Letter to Emma Smith, 6 June 1832
- Letter to John Smith, 2 July 1833
- Letter to William W. Phelps, 31 July 1832
- Revelation Book 1
- County
- Portage County
- State/Province
- Ohio
- Country:
- United States of America