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This page was last revised on July 12, 2011.

Please Note: This is NOT yet complete, and does not yet include many properties within the limits of cities and villages. All acreages are rounded to the nearest tenth of an acre.
  1. Alexander Township
  2. Ames Township
  3. Athens Township
  4. Bern Township
  5. Canaan Township
  6. Carthage Township
  7. Dover Township
  8. Lee Township
  9. Lodi Township
  10. Rome Township
  11. Trimble Township
  12. Troy Township
  13. Waterloo Township
  14. York Township

Alexander Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

None

Department of Transportation

Rest Stop: 14.4 acres

Other State

None

Athens County

None

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Alexander Township: 5.1 acres
Village of Albany: 39.9 acres

Ohio University

Hebbardsville Farm:426.4 acres

Hocking College

Lake Snowden: 19.9 acres

Other Educational

Alexander School District: 41.5 acres

Other Quasi-Government

Le-Ax Water: 18.6 acres
Alexander Cemetery, Inc.: 24.8 acres

Ames Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

Strouds Run State Park: 66 acres

Department of Transportation

None

Other State

None

Athens County

None

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Ames Township, Cemetery: 4.9 acres
Village of Amesville: est. 30 acres

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

Berea College: 116.6 acres
Local Schools: est. 5 acres

Other Quasi-Government

None

Athens Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

None

Department of Transportation

Surplus Land: Est. 50 acres

Other State

Ohio State Police: 35.4 acres

Athens County

None

Athens City

Athens City Parks: Est. 400 acres
Wellfield: 58 acres
Other City: Est. 28 acres

Other Local Government

Athens Township: Est. 0.5 acre

Ohio University

The Ridges: Other OU Land:

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

Athens Public Schools: 54.4 acres

Other Quasi-Government

Athens County Fairgrounds: 32.9 acres
Hocking Conservancy District: 49.9 acres
Metropolitan Housing Corporation: 8.7 acres

Bern Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

Gifford State Forest: 319.9 acres

Department of Transportation

None

Other State

None

Athens County

None

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

None

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

None

Other Quasi-Government

None

Canaan Township

United States

United States Forest Service/Wayne National Forest: 326.6 acres

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

Strouds Run State Park: 2540 acres

Department of Transportation

Surplus Land: 20.4 acres

Other State

None

Athens County

Misc.: 82.8 acres

Athens City

Misc.: 75.3 acres

Other Local Government

None

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

None

Other Quasi-Government

Hocking Conservancy District: Unknown

Carthage Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

Desonier Nature Preserve: 490.9 acres

Department of Transportation

Misc.: 253.9 acres

Other State

None

Athens County

Misc.: 2.4 acres

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Carthage Township: 0.5 acre

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

None

Other Quasi-Government

None

Dover Township

United States

United States Forest Service/Wayne National Forest: 7210.4 acres

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

None

Department of Transportation

None

Other State

None

Athens County

County Farm: 331.2 acres

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Trustees of Dover Township: 0.3 acre
Trustees of Dover Township: 7.9 acres
Village of Chauncey (park): 112.2 acres
Village of Chauncey (sewage treatment): 16.0 acres
Village of Chauncey (town hall): 0.1 acre
Village of Chauncey (unknown): 2.3 acres

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

Millfield-Chauncey-Dover Board of Education: 3.5 acres
School Board (in Chauncey): 7.85 acres

Other Quasi-Government

Community Improvement Corporation: 37.5 acres
Le-Ax Water: 90.2 acres
Nelsonville Public Library: 0.1 acre
The Plains-Athens County Historical Society and Museum (Indian mound): 0.7 acre
Port Authority of Athens County: est. 5 acres
Tri-County Community Action Agency: 7.8 acres
Metropolitan Housing Agency: 1.0 acre

Lee Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

None

Department of Transportation

None

Other State

None

Athens County

None

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Trustees of Lee County: 10.0 acres

Ohio University

OU Airport: 492.6 acres

Hocking College

Lake Snowden: 634.2 acres

Other Educational

Board of Education of Alexander Local Schools: est. 4.0 acres
Alexander Local Schools: 20.6 acres

Other Quasi-Government

Margaret Creek Conservation District: 20.9 acres
Albany Industrial Agricultural Society: 1.0
Nelsonville Public Library: 0.7 acre

Lodi Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

None

Department of Transportation

None

Other State

None

Athens County

None

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

None

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

Alexander School: Est. 1 acre

Other Quasi-Government

None

Rome Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area: 4.4 acres

Department of Transportation

Misc.: 63.3 acres

Other State

None

Athens County

None

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Board of Township of Rome Township: 0.1 acre

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

Federal-Hocking Board of Education: 41.8 acres

Other Quasi-Government

Rome Township Volunteer Fire Department: 1.0 acre

Trimble Township

United States

United States Forest Service/Wayne National Forest: 3613.2 acres
US Army Corps of Engineers: Tom Jenkins Dam site at Burr Oak Lake: 99.3 acres; another 322.2 acres leased

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

Burr Oak Park: 240.1 acres
Sunday Creek Wildlife Area: 2097.9 acres

Department of Transportation

None

Other State

None

Athens County

County Land (in Glouster): 14 acres

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Trimble Township (Maplewood Cemetery): 14.5 acres
Trimble Township (in Trimble): 2.0 acres
Trimble Township Wastewater Treatment District: 42.6 acres
Village of Trimble: 13.3 acres
Jacksonville Park: 2.0 acres
Village of Jacksonville: 1.0 acre
Village of Jacksonville: 9.8 acres

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

Board of Education Trimble Local School System (south of Jacksonville): 21.8 acres
Board of Education Trimble Local School System (in Glouster): 28.9 acres

Other Quasi-Government

None

Troy Township

United States

US Army Corps of Engineers: Belleville Locks & Dam, Coolville Public Access Site: 44.3 acres

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

None

Department of Transportation

Surplus Land: 90.0 acres

Other State

Ohio River shoreline: 9.4 acres

Athens County

Ferndale Park: 62.0 acres
County Land: 6.5 acres
Athens County (in Coolville): 1.4 acres

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Troy Township Trustees: 0.2 acre
Village of Coolville: 1.5 acres

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

Board of Education: 6.1 acres

Other Quasi-Government

Nelsonville Public Library: 2.1 acres

Waterloo Township

United States

None

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

Fox Lake: 421.8 acres
Waterloo Wildlife Experimentation Station: 1521.3 acres
Zaleski State Forest: 1834.6 acres (includes Waterloo State Forest)

Department of Transportation

None

Other State

None

Athens County

None

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

Waterloo Township Trustees (in New Marshfield): 2.0 acres
"Depot Lot": est. 0.5 acre
Waterloo Township Trustees, New Marshfield Cemetery: 18.4 acres

Ohio University

None

Hocking College

None

Other Educational

None

Other Quasi-Government

Carbondale Community Center: 2.7 acres

York Township

United States

United States Forest Service/Wayne National Forest: 7650.5 acres

State of Ohio

Department of Natural Resources

Zaleski State Forest: 1140.3 acres

Department of Transportation

Rest Area: 28.8 acres

Other State

None

Athens County

County Landfill (Glen Ebon): 137.7 acres

Athens City

None

Other Local Government

City of Nelsonville: 3.3 acres
City of Nelsonville (park): 8.2 acres
City of Nelsonville: 2.8 acres
Trustees of York Township: 56.9 acres
Trustees of York Township (Cemetery): 34.4 acres
Village of Buchtel (park): about 3 acres?
York Township: 82.2 acres

Ohio University

Hocking College

Main Campus and Open Land: 1388.2 acres

Other Educational

York Local School District (Buchtel): 36.3 acres
York Township Board of Education (Bennett Road): 10.6 acres
Board of Education (Nelsonville): 11.3 acres
Tri-County Vocational School: 118.6 acres

Other Quasi-Government

Athens County Port Authority: 22.3 acres
Le-Ax Water: 55.8 acres
Corrections Commission of Southeast Ohio: 9.0 acres
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