Carlton Twp., Barry Co., MI
Carlton is bounded on the north by Ionia Co., on the east by Woodland
Twp., on the south by Hastings Twp., and on the west by Irving Twp. North
Branch of Thornapple River runs roughly north/northwest through sections 27, 22,
21, 16, 9, 4, 5 and 6. It is joined by the Little Thornapple River which
runs from Woodland roughly diagonally through sections 13, 24 and 23.
Carlton Center was at the junction of sections 15, 16, 22 and 21. It had 2
churches, 2 stores, and 4 small residential lots in addition to the surrounding
farms.
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The current method of numbering townships and the 36 sections within each
township developed in stages, beginning with the Congressional Act of May 18,
1796. The baseline for Barry County is also its southern border, so the
rows of Barry Co. townships begin with 1 N and continue northward. The
prime meridian is to the east in Ingham Co., so the columns of townships begin
with Range 7 W and continue westward. Michigan gazetteers show Base Line
and Meridian Roads.
Sections
are located as follows within each township, each being 1 square mile:
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
[ Transcribed by Lynn Kenney, Jan. 2002]
Plat Map Transcriptions:
1850 Census For Barry County
1860 Census For Barry County
1894 Barry County Census Head of Household
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Many thanks to Lynn for her transcriptions.
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