Forest Township, Clinton County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Forest Township is one of fourteen townships
in Clinton County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 843. The township was named for the large amount of timber it contained at the time it was organized.
" railroad through the area in 1874 and the establishment of the town of Forest
along it, residents petitioned the county commissioners to create a new township for their area out of the existing Johnson
and Warren
townships. On January 2, 1882, the petition was granted and the township organized with Samuel M. Davis as the first trustee.
The first permanent white settlers in the township were Page and Sarah Sims who arrived in 1839 and resided in the township until their death. The arrival of pioneers here was somewhat later than in other parts of the county since Forest was originally within the Big Miami Reserve and off limits to white settlement until 1838. The population grew slowly and remained sparse and scattered for some years. The first church in the township was the Methodist Swamp Creek chapel built in 1850 near the southern border, and later replaced by St. Paul's church. A post office was established in 1860 in the hamlet of Martinsville
, with Martin Davis as the first postmaster.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,866 people, 12,545 households, and 9,057 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 13,267 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 843. The township was named for the large amount of timber it contained at the time it was organized.
History
After the completion of the "Clover LeafToledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad
The Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad, often abbreviated TStL&W and commonly known as the Clover Leaf, was a railroad company that operated in northwestern Ohio, north central Indiana, and south central Illinois during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-History:The TStL&W originated with...
" railroad through the area in 1874 and the establishment of the town of Forest
Forest, Indiana
Forest is an unincorporated town in Forest Township, Clinton County, Indiana.-History:The town of Forest was platted on September 1, 1874 by Henry Y. Morrison to serve as a station along the Frankfort and Kokomo Railroad...
along it, residents petitioned the county commissioners to create a new township for their area out of the existing Johnson
Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana
Johnson Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 624. The township was named for Richard M...
and Warren
Warren Township, Clinton County, Indiana
Warren Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 634.-History:Originally part of Jackson Township, Warren was made a separate township in 1834. The first settler in the area was A. F...
townships. On January 2, 1882, the petition was granted and the township organized with Samuel M. Davis as the first trustee.
The first permanent white settlers in the township were Page and Sarah Sims who arrived in 1839 and resided in the township until their death. The arrival of pioneers here was somewhat later than in other parts of the county since Forest was originally within the Big Miami Reserve and off limits to white settlement until 1838. The population grew slowly and remained sparse and scattered for some years. The first church in the township was the Methodist Swamp Creek chapel built in 1850 near the southern border, and later replaced by St. Paul's church. A post office was established in 1860 in the hamlet of Martinsville
Martinsville, Clinton County, Indiana
Martinsville is an extinct small town in Forest Township, Clinton County, Indiana in the United States. In 1860 it gained a post office with Martin Davis as the first postmaster and, though on a contract route and not appearing in the official list of U.S...
, with Martin Davis as the first postmaster.
Geography
Forest Township covers an area of 26.47 square miles (68.6 km²); 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.04 percent) of this is water.Adjacent townships
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(west)