History thumb|left|West College Corner from the air. West College Corner takes its name from its Ohio counterpart, which was in the northwestern corner of the "College Township", the survey township designated by the Ohio General Assembly as the site of the state college that became Miami University. This survey township was later organized as a civil township, Oxford Township.
History thumb|left|West College Corner from the air. West College Corner takes its name from its Ohio counterpart, which was in the northwestern corner of the "College Township" the survey township designated by the Ohio General Assembly as the site of the state college that became Miami University. This survey township was later organized as a civil township, Oxford Township.