Places and Maps

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Places

Forgotten Communities by Ford Stevens Ceasar - requires a free account on FamilySearch

Maps

1864 Plat Map - scans by Judy Thelen

Lebanon	Essex	Greenbush	Duplain
Dallas	Bengal	Bingham	Ovid
Westphalia	Riley	Olive	Victor
Eagle	Watertown	Dewitt	Bath

1873 Atlas

1895 Westhalia Township

1896 Atlas

1915 Atlas

DeWitt Area Maps - 1873-1952

Townships

Clinton County is divided into sixteen 6 mile square townships.

Lebanon	Essex	Greenbush	Duplain
Dallas	Bengal	Bingham	Ovid
Westphalia	Riley	Olive	Victor
Eagle	Watertown	DeWitt	Bath

Township Property Descriptions

Each township is divided into 36 sections, where a section is one square mile.

By applying property descriptions to the sections in the township and the breakdown below, you can pinpoint your ancestor's property.

Sample breakdowns of a township and section:

Figure A

Figure B

Sample property descriptions from Figure B above:

1. Northwest Quarter - 160 acres.
2. E 1/2 of SE 1/4 - 80 acres.
3. E 1/2 of W 1/2 of SE 1/4 - 40 acres.
4. W 1/2 of W 1/2 of SE 1/4 - 40 acres.
5. NE 1/2 of SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
6. SW 1/2 of SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
7. SE 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
8. NW 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
9. E 1/4 of E 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
10. W 1/2 of E 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
11. E 1/2 of W 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
12. W 1/2 of W 1/2 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
13. S 1/2 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 20 acres.
14. NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
15. NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 - 10 acres.
16. E 1/2 of SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 - 20 acres.
17. W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 - 20 acres.
18. SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 - 40 acres.
19. N 1/2 of NW 1/4 - 80 acres.

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