Welton Township
The following history is from the Clinton Herald, July 4, 1976:
Except for Lincoln and Spring Valley, which were set up many years after the initial township boundaries, Welton Township was the last township organized in 1858.
In 1850, a group of English artisans settled a tract of land in the area and called it Welton. The first village was 1 1/2 miles north of the present location, the site of a Davenport and St. Paul railway station. The station was constructed near a community set up by the Seventh-Day Baptists who also established a village of North Welton.
The initial community disappeared when the original settlers, disenchanted with farming, scattered about the county to take up their trades again.
The present community of Welton was incorporated in 1908.
(Established 1858; previously part of De Witt and Bloomfield)
Towns |
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Cheyenne |
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Popular name for the Welton Railway station |
Hull |
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Also known as Old Welton |
North Welton |
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Settlement of Seven Day Baptists |
Old Welton |
20 Jun 1851 - 04 Oct 1870 |
English settlement, also called Hull. 2 miles N of Welton. |
Seven Day Hill |
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Also known as North Welton |
Welton |
30 Apr 1871 - Current |
Moved and re-established |
Wright's Grove |
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Heavy timber in center of township |
Cemeteries |
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| 33 | Oakview | |
| 34 | Seventh Day Baptist | |
Schools |
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| Welton Township One-Room Schools | ||
| Welton Consolidated School | ||
| The Weltonian 1946 | ||
| The Weltonian 1947 | ||
1925 Atlas of Clinton County Welton Twp. Farmer's Directory