Elk River Township
(Probably one of the original six townships)
The following history is from the Clinton Herald, July 4, 1976:
One of the six original townships in the county, Elk River takes it's name from the plentiful elk horns found along its streams in the early days.
The township was known to have dense sections of timber, but those disappeared early. The Elk River also had large quantities of stone lining the banks and it was reported in 1878 that David Shadduck built a home of stone from the quarries at a cost of $15,000.
Initially, the township residents voted to name the area Fair Haven after a community in Connecticut, the home of many of the first pioneers, but after it was organized, those who wanted to name it after the stream, Elk River, prevailed.
The first settlers in the township were the Teeds, who set up housekeeping in 1836 in a grove which took their name. Other communities of the township inclue Hauntown and Andover.
Towns |
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Almont |
19 Jun 1883 - 30 Nov 1934 |
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Almont Station |
01 April 1871 - 18 Jun 1883 |
Renamed Almont |
Andover |
24 May 1886 - Current |
Formerly Dot |
Dot |
28 Jan 1886 - 24 May 1886 |
Moved and renamed Andover |
Elk River |
11 Aug 1843 - 05 Dec 1872 |
Post Office for Hauntown |
Elk River Junction |
On Milwaukee Railway |
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Fair Haven |
20 May 1840 - 01 Mar 1842 |
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Hauntown |
Location of Elk River Post Office |
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Mead |
28 Dec 1874 - 01 Mar 1877 |
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Teed's Grove |
06 Jan 1873 - 21 Jun 1883 & 02 Jul 1965 - Current |
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Watkyn's Glen |
23 Jul 1874 - 09 Dec 1874 |
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Cemeteries |
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| 01 | Smith-Almont | |
| 02 | Miller | |
| 03 | Andover | |
| 04 | Teed's Grove | |
1925 Atlas of Clinton County Elk River Twp. Farmer's Directory