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NEWTON TOWNSHIP
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Brief History of NEWTON TWP. For More Information On The History Click This Link (PDF FORMAT) |
| First settled by Granville Beardslee, from Rochester, NY in 1834. It was named after Newton, MA. Set off from Burlington Township in 1837-1838. Early township officials: Stephen Graham (supervisor), Daniel Merrill (clerk), Granville Beardslee (assessor), James Dowling (assessor, justice of the peace), John Pearl (assessor), Henry W. Donnelly (treasurer), Ambrose M. Phelps (justice of the peace), Jonathan F. Noble (justice of the peace), and Moses S. Gleason (justice of the peace). |
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Township Hall 7988 G Drive So. Battle Creek, MI 49016 269-979-3212 |
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Cemeteries Click on hyperlink for more information |
| Funeral Homes Bachman Hebble 223 North Bedford Road, Battle Creek, MI 49037, Phone Number: 269-965-5145 Baxter Funeral & Cremation Service 375 W. Dickman Rd. Battle Creek, Michigan 49037 Phone: (269) 788-9800 Farley - Estes & Dowdle 105 Capital Avenue, NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017 Phone - (269) 962-5527 Richard A. Henry Funeral Home 703 Capital Ave. SW Battle Creek, MI 49015 Phone - 269-962-5191 Royal Funeral Home 281 Upton Battle Creek, MI 49037 Phone - 964-3706 Shaw Funeral Home 2838 Capital Ave., S.W. Battle Creek, MI 49015 Phone - 269-979-3838 |
| Library Willard Library - Main Site 7 West Van Buren St. Battle Creek, MI 49017 Phone - 269-968-8166 Willard LIbrary - Helen Warner Branch - Local History 36 Minges Creek Place (Off Beckley Road,Just south of I-94) Battle Creek, MI 49015 Phone - 269-968-8166, ext. 600 |
| Township Hall Inventory of Holdings |
| Return To Township Index |
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