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Book Title: History Of Oceana County

TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.


On February 18, 1867, the name of Stony Creek was changed to Benona.

Greenwood was the first township organized by the supervisors, February 1, 
1858, and on the same day Elbridge was formed, consisting of what is now the 
four towns of Golden, Hart, Elbridge and Leavitt.

On December 3, 1858, some of the northern tier of sections of Town 13-18 were 
detached from Benona and given to Claybanks.

Otto, as first constituted, included the present Otto and Ferry, and was 
organized February 7, 1860.

Weare was organized two days after Otto.
On December 20, 1860, Hart was organized.
On October 11, 1864, Golden was set off from Hart.
On January 15, 1865, Crystal was set off from Weare.

Newfield was organized March 5, 1865; Leavitt, December 27, 1866; Grant, 
December 31, 1866 (afterward Ferry), November 24, 1869, and Colfax, March 17, 
1869.

On March 11, 1869, Town 14 north, 17 west, was changed from Benona to Shelby, 
and Town 14 north, 18 west from Leroy to Benona.

About this time Sections 5 and 6 were transferred back to Benona, from 
Claybanks.

For convenience, we put the above in tabular form:

THE DATES OF TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.

Pentwater .................................... February 13, 1855
Benona (originally Stony Creek) ..............     "     "   "
Claybanks ....................................     "     "   "
Greenwood ....................................     "     1  1858
Elbridge .....................................     "     "   "
Otto .........................................     "     7  1860
Weare ........................................     "     9   "
Hart .........................................  December 20  "
Golden .......................................  October  11 1864
Crystal ......................................  January  15 1865
Newfield .....................................  March     5 1865
Leavitt ......................................  December 27 1866
Grant ........................................     "     31  "
Shelby .......................................  March    11 1867
Ferry (originally Reed) ......................  November 24 1868
Colfax .......................................  March    17 1869

Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF OCEANA CO., CHICAGO, H.R. PAGE & COMPANY, 1882

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