ASHLAND, A post office and town of the same name in Montgomery township, Richland county, 14 miles northeast from Mansfield, on the road to Elyria, which intersects at this point a state road leading from Paris Huron county, to Wooster Wayne county, 21 miles from the former and 20 from the latter place. It contains six stores, three taverns, a large number of mechanics, two meeting houses--a mehodist and presbyterian, about 70 dwelling houses and 500 inhabitants.
This town was formerly called Uniontown, and is so put down on many maps of the present day. There are few inland towns more prosperous or possessing a more enterprising population.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Lancaster, a flourishing post town and seat of justice for Fairfield county. It is handsomely situated near the center of the county, in Hocking township, near the source of Hockhocking river, on the road leading from Zanesville to Chillicothe. It was laid out in the year 1800. The streets and alleys are of convenient width, crossing each other at right angles. It stands near the center of a rich valley, extending several miles up and down the Hockhocking, surrounded by a widely extended country of excellent land, rapidly progressing in improvement. The town contains 14 stores, 2 apothecaries, 4 taverns, 7 churches, 1 foundery, 2 large flouring mills, 1 woolen factory, a court house, a jail, a market house, a commodius town hall, 2 breweries, a large number of mechanics, among which are two printing offices, a bank, about 300 dwelling houses, and 2000 or perhaps 2500 inhabitants. The houses are principally of brick, and a large number of very respectiable appearance; Some displaying architectural taste and skill , creditable alike to the owners and the town. The Lancaster lateral canal connects this town with the Ohio canal, eight miles distant; and there is now being constructed the Hocking canal, from this point to the Ohio river, down the valley of the Hockhocking river. There are in the town, 9 clergymen, 8 lawyers, and 8 physicians. Distance, 28 miles southeasterly from Columbus, 36 southwesterly from Zanesville, 34 northeasterly from Chillicothe. N. lat. 39 deg. 45 min., W. lon.5 deg. 35 min.
HOLMES COUNTY
TRUMBULL COUNTY
CANFIELD Canfield, a post township of Trumbull county, 14 miles north by east from Warren. It is fertile and productive. At the census of 1830, it copntained 1,249 inhabitants. It is 50 miles northwardly from steubenville, and 160 northeastwardly from Columbus.
