the lake, and reach the Atlantic
ocean through the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

2. The Muskingum country, on the eastern side, and along the river of
that name.

3. The Scioto country, in the middle,--and,

4. The Miami country, along the western side.

For civil purposes, the State is divided into _seventy-five_ counties,
and these are again subdivided into townships. Their names, date of
organization, number of square miles, number of organized townships,
seats of justice, and bearing and distance from Columbus, are exhibited
in the following

TABLE.

------------+----------+------+----------+-----------------+--------------
| | | | | Bearing And
| When |Square| No. of | |Distance from
COUNTIES. |organized.|Miles.|Townships.|SEATS OF JUSTICE.| Columbus.
------------+----------+------+----------+-----------------+--------------
Adams, | 1797 | 550 | 10 |West Union, |101 _s._
Allen, | 1831 | 542 | -- |Lima, |110 _n. w._
Ashtabula, | 1811 | 700 | 27 |Jefferson, |200 _n. w._
Athens, | 1805 | 740 | 19 |Athens, | 73 _s. e._
Belmont, | 1801 | 536 | 16 |St. Clairsville, |116 _e._
Brown, | 1818 | 470 | 14 |Georgetown, |104 _s._
Butler, | 1803 | 480 | 13 |Hamilton, |101 _s. w._
Carroll, | 1833 | [A] | [A] |Carrollton, |125 _e. n. e._
Champaign, | 1805 | 417 | 12 |Urbanna, | 50 _w. n. w._
Clark, | 1818 | 412 | 10 |Springfield, | 44 _w._
Clermont, | 1800 | 515 | 12 |Batavia, | 96 _s. w._
Clinton, | 1810 | 400 | 8 |Wilmington, | 60 _s. w._
Columbiana, | 1803 | [A] | [A] |New Lisbon, |150 _e. n. e._
Coshocton, | 1811 | 562 | 21 |Coshocton, | 68 _n. e._
Crawford, | 1826 | 594 | 12 |Bucyrus, | 60 _n._
Cuyahoga, | 1810 | 475 | 19 |Cleveland, |140 _n. n. e._
Dark, | 1817 | 660 | 10 |Greenville, | 93 _w._
Delaware, | 1808 | 610 | 23 |Delaware, | 24 _n._
Fairfield, | 1800 | 540 | 14 |Lancaster, | 28 _s. e._
Fayette, | 1810 | 415 | 7 |Washington, | 38 _s. w._
Franklin, | 1803 | 520 | 18 |COLUMBUS, |
Gallia, |