Woodland Twp., Barry Co., MI
Woodland is bounded on the North by
Ionia Co., on the East by Eaton Co., on the South by Castleton Twp., and on the
West by Carlton Twp. Chicago, Kalamazoo, and Saginaw RR ran diagonally
across the township from section 1 to section 31. Pere Marquette RR looped
through sections 1 and 2. Part of Jordan Lake takes up about half of
section 4. Little Thornapple River runs from the lake roughly diagonally
through sections 4, 9, 8, and 18.
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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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