Places and Maps

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Places

Clinton County Towns and Locations

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

Maps

1855 Mid-Michigan Map

1864 Plat Map - scans by Judy Thelen

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

1895 Westhalia Township

Plat Map of Clinton County c1926-9

Clinton County Road Map 1966

Railroad Map (past and present lines)

Sanborn Fire Maps Available to Michigan residents with a free library card.

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:

Sections

Figure A

Land Descriptions

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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