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Townships and their Histories
| Township | Township History |
Year Formed |
Township Formed From | Places within township (Old and New) |
Notable Natural Land & Water
Ways Old & New |
| Cass Township | Completed | 1848 | Van Buren | (Callao/Calloa/Callas), Morgan, Rozelle, Joprice (was 1 mile S. of Wanatah) South Wanatah, Wanatah | |
| Center Township | Completed | 1833 | Scipio | Ballywood, Belfast , Camp Colfax, Camp Harding,
Eastport, Hail Columbia,, Independence, La Porte (County Seat), Oakwood Station, Quakertown, Waverly |
Browdy Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Pine Lake, Fishtrap Lake, Orr Lake |
| Clinton Township | Completed | 1836 | New Durham | Alida Station, Bigelow's Mill , Clinton, Haskells, Haskill Station | |
| Cool Spring Township | Completed | 1836 | Michigan Twp | Beatty Ville, Beattys Corner, Eddyville, Gleason Station (section 19), Waterford, | Swede Lake, Ohms Lake, Ryden Lakes, Dingler Lake,
Spychalskis Pond, Walton Lake, Pinhook Bog. Wolf Run, East Branch Trail Creek, Waterford Creek, West Branch Trail Creek. Camp To-Pe-Ne-Bee |
| Dewey Township | Completed | 1848 | Cass Twp. which in turn was formed from Van Buren Twp | La Crosse, Prospect Park, Riverside, Runnymeade (Runnymeade Station), Schimmville, Wilders, Wilder's Station | |
| Galena Township | Completed | 1836 | Kankakee | Birchim, Hatch's Mill, Hesston, Hesston Corners, Hillside, Liberty Bell Beach, Mayes Corners, Mt. Pleasant, Smith Station, Posey Chapel, | Waterways - Tee Lake, Pottawattamie Lake, Hog Lake, Saugany Lake, Porter Lake, Morton Lake, Spring Creek and Galena River (Silver Lake is in Galena & Wills Twp) |
| Hanna Township | Completed | 1861 | Noble, Van Buren, | Bee Grove, Bone Island, Chambers Landing, Hanna, Hoyville Station, Thomaston (Thomaston Station), Willvale Station | |
| Hudson Township | Completed | 1836 | Wills/Kankakee | Hicks, Hudson, Hudson Heights, Hudson Lake, Hudson Meadows, Lake Park, Lake Port, M-Dah_Min (Indian name), Maple Grove , Rome, Spry's Island | Lakes: Davidson Lake, Hudson Lake |
| Johnson Township | Completed | 1866 | Pleasant/Kankakee | - | Kingsbury State Fish and Wildlife Area |
| Kankakee Township | Completed | 1832 | Original twp | Bootjack, Byron , (Rolling Prairie, Nauvoo, Portland, Kanakee) and The Station | |
| Lincoln Township | Completed | 1866 | Pleasant/Kankakee | Dillon, Mill Creek, | Lakes: Upper Fish Lake, Lower Fish Lake. Rivers and creeks: Mill Creek, Fish Creek, Little Kankakee River |
| Michigan Township | Completed | 1833 | New Durham | Bailly, Cushman Acres?, Davis, Duneland Beach, Lakeland, Long Beach, Michigan City, Michiana, Niles, Pottawattamie Park., Trail Creek and Sha-ha-walla Beach (within Long Beach) | Lake Michigan, Trail Creek, Kintzele Ditch, Hoosier Slide, Mt Baldy |
| New Durham Township | Completed | 1832 | Original twp | Beaver Dam, Cathcarts's Grove, Condon and Condonville,
Durham, Floods Grove/Squatham, Holmesville, Otis, Pinhook, Woodside, Westville,
New Durham (Early names for Otis: LaCroix , Salem Crossing, Packard) Old Indian names = Ish-Kwan-Dem & Petro's Grove |
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| Noble Township | Completed | 1836 | Scipio | Bellmont/Belmont, Indian Point ,Union Mills (Byron Mills), Wellsboro | Reservoirs: Union Mills Lake. Creeks: Mill Creek , O'Hare Lake |
| Pleasant Township | Completed | 1834 | Kankakee | Stillwell Prairie (gone but not forgotten), Monroe Manor, Salem Heights and Stillwell | |
| Prairie Township | Completed | 1903 | Van Buren, Noble and Hanna. | Hoyville Station (in section 29) and Willvale Station (near the Kankakee). | Kankakee |
| Scipio Township | Completed | 1832 | Original twp | Door Village, Forresters Station, Magee, Pinola & Pinola Station, Round Grove, South LaPorte, Summit | Old LaPorte County Poor House, Laporte Fair Grounds |
| Springfield Township | Completed | 1835 | Centre | Andry Station, Corymbo Station, Merrick, Springville, Oakwood Center, Stitesville | Crosby Marsh, Bosserman Creek |
| Union Township | Completed | 1840 | Pleasant | Dormain, Kingsford Heights, Quinn, South Center, Tracy and Union Center | |
| Van Buren | - | 1832 | Starke Co, IN | Divided into other townships of Cass, Dewey & Hanna. Name of this township eliminated | - |
| Washington Township | Completed | April 1904 | Union and was originally parts of Pleasant, Scipio, Lincoln and Union. | Kingsbury | old Kingsbury Ordinance Plant WW II era, Kingsbury
Industrial Park. Kingsbury Creek, Ridge Run. Kingsbury State Fish And Game Area |
| Wills Township | Completed | 1834 | Kankakee | Bootjack, Sauktown, Puddletown or, Puddleton and Independence Oak Grove, Quoit (Grand Quoit) - Indian | Clear Lake, Silver Lake, Hunt Lake, Finger Lake. |
If you have some interesting histories about the county and
its townships, please contact me, Deanna West at
laportecountyin@yahoo.com
