Note from Dianna:
Just before I moved to Fairfield I was cleaning out my boxes of 'old research data'. I came across the items on this page with a map that I added to it. I could have sworn that I had this on the site but, I cannot find any record of it.
I do not remember when I did this but it had to be before 1982. I remember getting confused by all the different names being in a location 'known as ...' later. It was my own confusion that got me to go to the Wisconsin Historical Library, where I spent hours reading 'loose papers and books, and maps." I finally sat down and put this page together.
Sorry folks, I never got to finish this, as some townships are blank. If anyone knows the missing data, please send it to me to add here.
Dianna
| TOWNSHIP
NAME |
HISTORY OF NAME CHANGES |
| Arrington | Name changed from Fairfield to Douglas on June 9, 1860;
name changed from Douglas to Barnhill on September 3, 1860 |
| Barnhill | |
| Bedford | |
| Berry | Formed from Arrington on December 12, 1905 |
| Big Mound | |
| Elm River | Name changed from Newton to Elm on June 9, 1860;
name changed from Elm to Elm River (date unknown, before 1921). |
| Four Mile | Garden Hill Formed from Orchard (date unknown, before 1921) |
| Grover | Formed as Fairfield from Barnhill on December 14, 1888. |
| Hickory Hill | |
| Indian Prairie | Name changed from Johnson to Franklin on June 9, 1860;
name changed from Franklin to Indian Prairie on September 3, 1860 |
| Jasper | |
| Keith | Formed from Bedford and Indian Prairie in June, 1906 |
| Lamard | Name changed from Jefferson on June 9, 1860 |
| Leech | Name changed from Wabash on June 9, 1860 |
| Massillon | |
| Mt. Erie | |
| Orchard | Name changed from Brush Creek on September 8, 1891 |
| Orel | Formed as Wayne from Four Mile and Arrington in March, 1886;
name changed from Wayne to Orel in June, 1886. |
| Zif |
| Visit Our Neighbors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | Clay | Richland | |
| Jefferson |
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Edwards | |
| Franklin | Hamilton | White | |
