Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio
PictureTownship #4 in Range 24
Early Beginnings

Prior to 1816, the township was attached to Ridgefield Township for election purposes. It was created and named Lyme Township by the County Commissioners on 19 Sep 1819. The name of Lyme was proposed by Major Joseph Strong who owned a large tract of land in the township, and who was impressed with the beauty of Lyme, Connecticut. Previously, the township was named Wheatsborough in honor of a Mr. Wheat who was a major landowner in the area.
Early Settlers
​Among the early pioneers, up to about 1820, were the following named, who arrived in the township in the year stated. The first settler was Conrad Hawks who came to the township in 1808.
Michael Widner 1809
John Stull 1809
Asa Sherwood 1811
George Ferguson 1811
Major Joseph Story 1811
Charles Rash After 1811
Captain Zadoc Strong 1814
Stephen Russell 1814
Levi Sutton 1814
Francis Strong 1815
John Baker 1815
Captain Mark Hopkins 1816
Abner Strong 1816
George Sheffield 1817
Jeremiah Sheffield 1817
William Woodward 1817
Gordon Woodward 1817
Gordon Williams 1817
Jacob Goodrich 1817
John F. Adams 1818
Asaph Cooke 1818
James Hamilton 1818
Daniel Miller 1819
Romeo Bassett c.1819
Amos Woodward 1820
Samuel Sparrow 1820
Some First Events
  • The first child in Lyme Township was Mary Ann Strong, daughter of Francis and Mary Curtis Strong, born 3 Aug 1817.
  • An early marriage was between Burwell Fitch and Susan Hawks, in the winter of 1816 and 1817. The next marriage was between Ira Bassett and Polly Hand in the spring of 1817.
  • The first building erected was the log cabin of Conrad Hawks, built in 1808.
  • The first frame house was erected by Col. Nathan Strong in 1817.
  • The first brick homes were built by John F. Adams and Horatio Long in 1827.
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Early Population Indicators
  • The number of qualified electors for the elections of 5 Apr 1824, 11 Oct 1825, and Oct 1826 were 33, 52 and 58 respectively.
  • 1840 U. S. Census - 1,318
  • 1880 U. S. Census - 2,575
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Cemetery Locations in Lyme Township
The numbers of the cemeteries below, correspond
​with the circled numbers on the map above.
  1. Bellevue Cemetery Map (Section 3)
  2. Bellevue Cemetery, Old (Section 3)
  3. Bellevue Cemetery, Veteran's Section (Section 3)
  4. Bellevue Cemetery, New (Section 3)
  5. Heyman or Hunt's Corners or Sutton Cemetery (Section 1)
  6. Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Old (Section 3)
  7. Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, New (Section 3)
  8. Raymond Cemetery or Heyman Cemetery (Section 1)
  9. Sparrow Cemetery (Section 4)
  10. Strong's Ridge Cemetery (Section 2)
  11. Trinity Episcopal or Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery (Section 2)
  12. St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery (Section 4)

Information compiled by Ken Shute.
Maps by Bob Kerner.
Transcribed from the old Huron County OHGenWeb site
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