▁Township ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four teen ▁town ships ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁County , ▁Ohio , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁found ▁ 1 , 3 2 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁county , ▁it ▁borders ▁the ▁following ▁town ships : ▁Bern ▁Township ▁- ▁north ▁Wes ley ▁Township , ▁Washington ▁County ▁- ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁Dec atur ▁Township , ▁Washington ▁County ▁- ▁east ▁T roy ▁Township ▁- ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁Car th age ▁Township ▁- ▁south ▁L odi ▁Township ▁- ▁south west ▁corner ▁C ana an ▁Township ▁- ▁west ▁Am es ▁Township ▁- ▁north west ▁corner ▁ ▁No ▁municipal ities ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Rome ▁Township , ▁although ▁three ▁un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁town ship : ▁Gu ys ville ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁New ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁north west , ▁and ▁Stewart ▁in ▁the ▁center . ▁ ▁Name ▁and ▁history ▁Rome ▁Township ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁ ▁State wide , ▁other ▁Rome ▁Town ships ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁As ht ab ula ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁count ies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁Rome ▁Township ▁had ▁a ▁store ▁and ▁several ▁mill s . ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁town ship ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁three - member ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees , ▁who ▁are ▁elected ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁odd - number ed ▁years ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁beginning ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁January ▁ 1 .