Williamsfield Township

Williamsfield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,645 people in the township.GeographyLocated in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Andover Township - northSouth Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - northeastWest Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - southeastKinsman Township, Trumbull County - southGustavus Township, Trumbull County - southwest cornerWayne Township - westCherry Valley Township - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Williamsfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Williamsfield lies in the township's center.Name and historyNamed for an early landowner, it is the only Williamsfield Township statewide.When whites first arrived in what is now Williamsfield Township, the land was inhabited by a small number of Delaware Indians. The first white man to settle in the township was Charles Case, who came from Connecticut in 1804.