ALLEN TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 3, 1885. First settler was Alexander Allen of New York, township named for him.1 Allen was a civil war veteran.
ALTOONA TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 13, 1884.1
Hitchcock
BANNER TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 13, 1884.1
BARRETT TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 13, 1884.1
BELLE PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 1884.1
BONILLA TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 18841
Bonilla
BROADLAND TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 18841
Broadland
BURR OAK TOWNSHIP
Burr Oak township in the southwest corner of Beadle county was named from trees found in the ravines where also grew wild plums, grapes, gooseberries and black currants. The first school was the Scofield. Some of the first settlers were Mulvick, Olson, Hutchinson, Anderson, Scofield, Schoenleber, Hatch and Abbot.2 Organized May 13, 1884.1
CARLYLE TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 13, 1884.1
CAVOUR TOWNSHIP
Organized Aug. 2, 1887. Part of this township was separated off to form Theresa and Richland townships.1
Cavour, Yale, Sheffield
CLIFTON TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 20, 1884. Part of this township used to be included in Pearl Creek twp.1
CLYDE TOWNSHIP
Organized July 7, 1883.
Huron (part)
CUSTER TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 1884.1
Huron (part)
DEARBORN TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 13, 1884.1
Virgil
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 1884, many residents came from Morenci, Michigan.1
FOSTER TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 18641
GRANT TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 20, 1884.1
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP
Organized Dec. 1, 1884. Composed of many residents of Hartland co., Iowa1
HURON TOWNSHIP
Organized July 7, 1884. Originally included Valley, Clyde, part of Theresa twp. Clyde twp. was formed July 7, 1884; Theresa on Sept. 24, 1887; Valley on Jan. 21, 1888.1
IOWA TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 1884.1
KELLOGG TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 13, 18841
LAKE BYRON TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 20, 1884.1
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
Organized Sep. 24, 1887, formerly known as Shue Creek twp. Shue Creek twp. also included part of the current Cavour twp.1
LOGAN TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 18841
Iroquois (part)
MILFORD TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 1884.1
NANCE TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 1884 from parts of Bonilla twp. and Whiteside twp.1
PEARL CREEK TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 18841
PLEASANT VIEW TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 13, 1884.1
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP
Organized April 25, 1888.1
SAND CREEK TOWNSHIP
Organized May 13, 18841
SHUE CREEK TOWNSHIP
(See Liberty twp.)1
THERESA TOWNSHIP
Organized Sept. 24, 1887. Formed from Huron twp.1
Huron (part)
VALLEY TOWNSHIP
Organized Jan. 21, 1888. Formed from Huron twp.1
Huron (part)
VERNON TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 20, 18841
WESSINGTON TOWNSHIP
Organized Sept. 24, 18871
Wessington (part)
WHITESIDE TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 20, 1884. Many pioneer families from Whiteside co., IL1
Wessington (part)
WOLSEY TOWNSHIP
Organized Feb. 20, 18841
1 info from "A Place-Name Study of Beadle County, South Dakota" by Leta May James, 1939
2 info from the 75th "Diamond Jubilee Edition of the Huronite and Daily Plainsman" of June 28, 1955 and contributed by Sonny Decker.
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