African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands

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• Yellow Springs (Ohio)
  Named for the nearby mineral-rich natural springs, the town was intended as a utopian community.
• Xenia (Ohio)
  The town name was chosen by vote at a town meeting. The winning name of Xenia was suggested by Reverend Robert Armstrong, from the Greek word for hospitality. The cith is the county seat of Greene County.
• West Elkton (Preble County, Ohio)
  The small village is located in southeastern Preble County, near the border with Butler County.
• Toledo (Ohio)
  Located where the Maumee River empties into Lake Erie, Toldeo is the county seat of Lucas County. It was originally part of Monroe County, Michigan before becoming part of Ohio as a result of the Toledo War, 1835-1836.
• Springfield (Ohio)
  The county seat of Clark County, Springfield is located on the site of two Shawnee villages destroyed during various frontier wars.
• Somerville (Ohio)
  Though incorporated since 1832, the residents voted to dissolve the village into Milford Township in 2016.
• Sandusky (Ohio)
  Located on the shore of Lake Erie, the city derives its name from a Wyandot word meaning 'cold water.' It is the county seat of Erie County.
• Ross (Ohio)
  Originally named Venus by settlement founder Dr. Benjamnim Franklin Clark, it was renamed Ross in 1834.
• Ripley (Ohio)
  Originally known as Staunton, the town was rename in 1816 in honor of War of 1812 veteran General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley.
• Oxford (Ohio)
  The town was established to be the home of Miami University, which was chartered in 1809.
• North College Hill (Ohio)
  Formed from three subdivisions, which began in 1905, the town is named for its proximity to the village of College Hill, now a Cincinnati neighborhood to the south.
• New Paris (Ohio)
  The village was named for Paris, Kentucky, the hometown of many of its earliest settlers.
• Morning Sun (Ohio)
  Legend has it the name was chosen by the first settlers who were debating the name at sunrise.
• Middletown (Ohio)
  Though named by town founder Stephen Vail, the reason he chose the name is subject to speculation.
• Lockland (Ohio)
  Located north of Cincinnati, Lockland was named for the lock gates of the Miami and Erie Canal, which connected Cincinnati to Lake Erie.
• Hamilton (Ohio)
  The county seat of Butler County, Hamilton was originally the site of Fort Hamilton, named for Alexander Hamilton, and located alongside a ford of the Great Miami River.
• Glendale (Hamilton County, Ohio)
  Incorporated in 1947, the village was founded by retired railroad pioneer, Anthony Harkness. It is now one of Cincinnati's northern suburbs.
• Fairfield (Butler and Hamilton Counties, Ohio)
  Fairfield was originally a number of small farming villages that grew together over time. The entire municipal area was incorporated as a single town in 1955.
• Eaton (Preble County, Ohio)
  The county seat of Preble County, Eaton was named for General William Eaton, a Revolutionary War veteran and the commander of US forces in Tripoli during the First Barbary War.
• Dayton (Ohio)
  The county seat of Montgomery County, Dayton was named for Jonathan Dayton, a Revolutionary War veteran and signer of the U.S. Constitution, who owned a large portion of land in the area.
• Darrtown (Ohio)
  Darrtown was named for Conrad Darr, who platted the town in 1814.
• Columbus (Ohio)
  First settled in 1812 and incorporated four years later, Columbus is located in the center of Ohio, where it serves as state capital. It is also the county seat of Franklin County.
• College Corner (Ohio)
  Straddling the line between Butler and Preble Counties, the town also borders Indiana, blurring into the adjacent community of West College Corner, Indiana.
• Cleveland (Ohio)
  Located on the shore where the Cuyahoga River empties into Lake Erie, the port city was named for Moses Cleaveland, the leader of the survey team that platted the settlement. It is the county seat of Cuyahoga County.
• Cincinnati (Ohio)
  Located along the Ohio River the southwest corner of the state, Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Originally named Losantiville, it was renamed in honor of the Society of the Cinciannti by prominent local members of the society.