Grant County Indiana
Townships and Their Development

TOWNSHIP NAME
YEAR OF DEVELOPMENT
INFORMATION
Pleasant
T-25-N/R-7-E
1831
The county as first organized, consisted of but two townships of nearly equal dimensions. All north of a line passing through the central part of Township 24, being called Pleasant, and all south of that line being called Union. From these two townships 13 were formed in 32 years.
Center
T-24-25-N/ R-8-E
1834
In 1834, Center township was formed by taking a three-mile strip from the southern part of Pleasant, and the same from the northern part of Union
Jefferson
T-22-23-N/ R-9-E
1834
In 1834, Jefferson Township was formed from Union and Center, in the extreme southeast corner of the county, with boundaries nearly the same as now, being five miles east and west by eight north and south.
Washington
T-25-N/R-8-E
1836
The territory in Washington and Van Buren townships was set off from Pleasant and the same from the northern part of Union.
Monroe
T-24-N/R-9-E
1836
In 1837, Washington township was divided, two townships being organized therefrom, known as Washington and Monroe, the latter having the present boundaries of Van Buren. In 1836 all the land now known as Monroe was set off from the eastern part of Center, with a strip a mile wide from the north of Jefferson, and called Madison Township. In 1839, the name Monroe was changed to that of Van Buren. And in 1855, Madison was changed to Monroe.
Van Buren
T-25-N/R-9-E
1839
In 1839, the township that was then known as Monroe was changed to Van Buren.
Liberty
T-22-23-N/ R-7-E
1839
In 1839, Liberty Township was formed from the western part of Union, leaving Union, only 4 miles wide on the east side of Range 8, Townships 22 and 23
Richland
T-25-N/R-6-E
1845
Richland was formed in 1845, and is much as it is today, except for on the east, which ran so as to include one mile of what is now Pleasant Township
Mill
T-23-24-N/ R-8-E
1848
In 1848, the following 3 townships were organized; First, a township called Grant, upon the territory now comprising Mill.
Sims
T-24-N/R-6-E
1848
Sims was formed in 1848 including all of Center west of the boundary line.
Green
T-22-23-N/ R-6-E
1848
Green was formed in 1848 including all of Liberty west of the boundary line. In 1853, Knox was formed by taking a strip 3 miles wide from the north of Green. In 1855, Knox was abandoned, and Green was restored to it's original boundaries.
Fairmount
T-22-23-N/ R-8-E
1851
In 1851, two miles was taken from the west of Union, and one mile from the east of Liberty, and organized into a township under the name of Fairmount.
Franklin
T-24-N/R-7-E
1855
In 1855, by order of the Board of Commissioners, a general re-organization was made, by which Richland, Pleasant, Sims, Franklin, Green, Liberty and Mill were formed as now.


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