Farmersville/Jackson Township History
Jackson Township was explored by early pioneers before 1801. The first settlers were German-speaking farmers from Pennsylvania. They included names of Oldfather, Stoner, Pfoutz, Swartsel, Boomershine, Kinsey and Rumbarger.
Abraham Swartsel brought his family here during the summer of 1804 and settled on the land about one mile west of the present village of Farmersville. Mr. Swartsel is known as “Father of Farmersville”, as he owned the land on which the village now stands.
In 1805 the first road established in Jackson Township was the Germantown Road. It started in Germantown and ran through Farmersville to Tom’s Run.
In 1822, Oliver Dalrymple started a store and tavern in his home. It was located on the Northeast corner of Broadway and Walnut, where the old firehouse stood and now is the Municipal Building for the village. Mr. Dalrymple hired Joseph Ewing, a surveyor, to plat out Farmersville on August 30th, 1832. There were originally 45 lots and 3 out lots. He named his town “Farmersville” to honor the tillers of the soil, his friends and neighbors. Many of the farmers purchased lots for their retiring years in town.