One organizational creation was dividing Stark County into townships. Each township was approximately a six-mile square resulting in a land division of 36 square miles. This was accomplished by making grid lines over a map of Stark County. The vertical lines created the “Ranges” and the horizontal lines were called “Townships.” (This is not to be confused with the townships created.)
The townships in Stark County were originally known by the Range and Township numbers before they were named. These range and township numbers often appear on old maps and are another way of identifying each township—this identification is generally not used today. While there is a general order to the Range and Township numbers, it is not completely logical.
Numbering the Township Squares
The following is a list of Townships with the Range and Township number:
| Name | Range | Township |
| Bethlehem | 9 | 9 |
| Canton | 8 | 10 |
| Jackson | 9 | 11 |
| Lake | 8 | 12 |
| Lawrence | 10 | 1 |
| Lexington | 6 | 19 |
| Marlboro | 7 | 20 |
| Nimishillen | 7 | 19 |
| Osnaburg | 7 | 18 |
| Paris | 6 | 17 |
| Perry | 9 | 10 |
| Pike | 8 | 9 |
| Plain | 8 | 11 |
| Sandy | 7 | 17 |
| Sugar Creek | 10 | 11 |
| Tuscarawas | 10 | 12 |
| Washington | 6 | 18 |
The Range Index records which shows land transfers is available from the Stark County Recorder’s Office. These records are to be used for historical research only. Below are the range index records for Plain Township (Range 8 Township 11.)
