Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
| Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Ohio | |
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Meeting house at the Whitewater Shaker Settlement
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 Location in Hamilton County and the state of Ohio. |
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| Coordinates: 39°16′28″N 84°42′50″W / 39.27444°N 84.71389°WCoordinates: 39°16′28″N 84°42′50″W / 39.27444°N 84.71389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.2 sq mi (52.3 km2) |
| • Land | 19.8 sq mi (51.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,767 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45030 |
| Area code(s) | 513 |
| FIPS code | 39-19470 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086204 |
| Website | www |
Crosby Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,767 people in the township.
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
One municipality, Harrison, while located primarily in Harrison Township, extends eastward into Crosby Township.
The township's total area is 20 sq mi (52 km²). The terrain rises in a series of hills from the Great Miami River in the southeast and the becomes more regular in the north and west. As of 1990, only 9% of the township's land had been developed for suburban use, while 60% was agricultural and 27% remained wooded. Most of the extensive County Park, Miami Whitewater Forest, is located in Crosby Township.
The township retains much of its original area and rural character.
While there are no formally organized villages in the township, there have been three settlements: New Baltimore, New Haven, and Whitewater Shaker Village.
New Baltimore, formed in 1819 by Samuel Pottinger, is situated on the Miami River about 4 miles (6 km) east of New Haven. In July 1863, Morgan's Raiders used a ford at New Baltimore to cross the Miami River.
New Haven was platted as a village by Joab Comstock in 1815. In the 19th century the village had a post office, but was known as "Preston". This was necessary since there was already a New Haven in Huron County, Ohio, and the name was assigned by the first postmaster, Alexander Preston Cavender.
In 1824 settlement was accelerated by the founding of Whitewater Shaker Village as a commune of the Shakers, the organization's fourth and last village in Ohio. Starting with 18 members and 20 acres (8.1 ha), the community eventually grew to over 125 members and occupied 1,400 acres (570 ha), and it remained an active community until it was abandoned in 1916 as a part of the general decline of the sect. Today the village's Shaker Cemetery is maintained by the township trustees and is open to the public; while most of the settlement's buildings remain along Oxford Road, they are all privately owned.
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