Garfield Township 1884

Township 86 North, Range 41 West of 5th Principal Meridian

 

Section 1

 

NE Corner-I.R.R.I.Co.  83 acres

NE Corner- Ed. Bush 80 acres

SE Corner-Alex Frazer  80 acres

SE Corner- Geo. S. Philbrick  80 acres

NW Corner-J. Worth, 80 acres

NW Corner-Peter Brueck, 81 acres

SW Corner-I G. Pearse, 160 acres

SW Corner-School No. 1

 

Section 2

 

NE Corner-James Sosbee-164 acres

SE Corner-B.H.Niebel,  80 acres

SE Corner-H.C. Babcock, 80 acres

NW Corner-J.Fisher, 122 acres

NW Middle-D.L. Clark, 42 acres

SW Corner-J.F. Christ, 160 acres

 

Section 3

NE Corner-G.T. Piersol, 42 acres

NE Middle Top-J.H. Snover, 82 acres

NE Middle-J.F. Fisher, 113 acres

SE Corner-J.T. Potter, 80 acres

NW Corner-R. Warnock, 82 acres

NW Middle Top-G.J. Wickey, 82 acres

SW Corner-O. Seaman, 40 acres

SW Middle-B. Knoble, 80 acres

 

Section 4

NE Corner- R. Warnock, 203 acres

NE Middle-S. Warnock, 40 acres

SE Corner-Jas. Warnock, 120 acres

NW Corner-W. Morehead, 40 acres

NW Middle Down-J. S. Peffer, 40 acres

NW Middle-I Garrett, 20 acres

SW Corner-D.W. Warnock, 180 acres

 

Section 5

NE Corner-James & R. B. Taylor, 160 acres

NE Corner Middle-John McKay, 120 acres

SE Corner-T. McColester, 40 acres

NW Corner-W. Morehead, 160 acres

SW Middle-John McKay, 80 acres

SW Corner Bottom-Jas. McKay, 80 acres

 

Section 6

NE Corner-David R. Bingham, 79 acres

NE Middle-A. Powel, 79 acres

SE Corner, John McKay, 80 acres

SE Corner-School No. 4

SE Corner Middle-M. Hartman, 80 acres

NW Corner-J. Young, 133 acres

SW Corner, A. McHugh, 133 acres

 

Section 7

NE & NW Corner-A. McHugh, 292 acres

SE Corner-Chas. Foster, 120 acres

SW Middle-S. Wait, 146 acres

SW Corner-H.P. Wait, 66 acres

 

Section 8

NE Corner-A. McHugh, 160 acres

SE Corner-G. Hileker, 160 acres

NW Corner-W.W. Ordway, 40 acres

NW Middle-Jas McKay, 40 acres

NW Middle-School No. 3

NW Middle-Sarah A. Gardner-120 acres

NW Middle-F. Tyrell, 40 acres

SW Corner-Chas Foster, 40 acres

SW Corner Middle-W. Foster, 40 acres

 

Section 9

NE Corner-School No. 2

NE Corner Middle-A.F. Hahn, 80 acres

SE Middle-I.T.Y Johnson, 80 acres

SE Corner-A.L. Brockway, 80 acres

NW Corner-W.R. Abell, 160 acres

NW Corner Middle-I.T.Y. Johnson, 80 acres

SW Corner-M. Elithorp, 80 acres

 

Section 10

NE Corner-J.H. Snover, 120 acres

NE Middle-H. Schmid, 160 acres

SE Corner-James Crawford, 80 acres

NW Corner-O. Seaman, 40 acres

NW Middle-T. McGee & Anna McGee, 80 acres

SW Corner-M.W. Jones, 160 acres

 

Section 11

NE & SE Corner-Hood Bro’s., 320 acres

NW Corner-Wm. Cook, 160 acres

SW Corner-H.C. Jones, 160 acres

 

Section 12

NE Corner-J. Fletcher, 80 acres

NE Corner-O.H. Chase, 80 acres

SE Corner & SW Corner-Ed. T. Shirtcliff, 160 acres

SE Corner & SW Corner-G.W. Spitzer, 160 acres

NW Corner Middle-N. Grauver, 80 acres

NW Corner-H. Booth, 80 acres

 

Section 13

NE Corner-Rufus Gratten, 240 acres

SE Corner-James Conn, 80 acres

NW Corner-Anna M. Piersol, 160 acres

NW Middle-S. Tierney, 80 acres

SW Corner-J. P. Raeder, 80 acres

 

Section 14

NE Corner-H.C. Jones, 160 acres

SE Corner-C.T. Hutchins, 80 acres

SE Middle-Aug. Hansman, 80 acres

NW Corner-James Crawford, 160 acres

SW Corner-S.C. Moller, 120 acres

SW Corner-S. Warnock, 40 acres

 

Section 15

NE Corner-James Crawford, 160 acres

SE Middle-A. Crawford, 80 acres

SE Corner-S. Warnock, 80 acres

NW Corner-R.G. Sackett, 160 acres

SW Corner-G.H. Ives, 160 acres

 

Section 16

School Section, 640 acres

 

Section 17

NE Corner-Chas. Foster, 80 acres

SE Middle-S. Warren, 240 acres

SE Corner-G. Warnock, 80 acres

NW Middle-W. Foster, 40 acres

NW Corner-Chas. Foster, 40 acres

SW Corner-W.H. Spotts, 160 acres, also Grainery

 

Section 18

NE Corner-Chas. Foster, 80 acres

NE Middle-J. Street, 40 acres

SE Corner-W.H. Spotts, 80, also Grainery

NW Corner-H.P. Wait, 93 acres

SW Corner-W.W. Ordway, 55 acres

SW Center-S.A. Webb, 240 acres

 

Section 19

NE Corner-W.H. Empey, 255 acres

SE Side-Hugh Smith, 40 acres

SE Middle-A.A. Stowel, 120 acres

SE Corner-G.B. Stetter. 80 acres

NW Corner-W.H. Empey, 55 acres

NW & SW Center-A.A. Stowel, 120 acres

SW Corner-J.G. Gaylord, 95 acres

 

Section 20

NE Corner-John Devaney, 160 acres

SE Corner-John Wylie, 160 acres

NW Corner-H. Diminig, 160 acres

NW Corner-School No. 5

SW Corner-Calvin A. Segar, 160 acres

 

Section 21

NE Corner-M.A. Hart, 160 acres

SE Corner-P.H. Robson, 80 acres

SE Middle Corner-I.R.R. L. Co., 80 acres

NW & SW Corner- W.H. Johnson, 320 acres

 

Section 22

NE Corner-I.R.R.L.Co. 160 acres

SE Corner-Andrew Brown, 160 acres

NW Corner-P.H. Robson, 160 acres

SW Corner-Jas. Neely, 80 acres

SW Middle Corner-D.H. Gill & M.J. Cosman, 80 acres

 

Section 23

NE Corner-School No. 6

NE Corner-J. Henry, 80 acres

NE Middle-M. Doyle, 80 acres

SE Corner-John Myers, 160 acres

NW Corner-M. Potts, 160 acres

SW Corner-W.H. Kadle, 160 acres

 

Section 24

NE Corner-J.H. Bell, 80 acres

SE Corner-H.O. Wheeler, 160 acres

NW Corner-Wm. Heilman, 160 acres

NW Middle-James Warnock, 80 acres

SW Middle-Wm. Schroder, 80 acres

SW Corner-Peter Moller, 80 acres

 

Section 25

NE Corner-Gilbert S. Usher, 80 acres

NE Middle-M & W Praugh, 80 acres

SE Middle-R. M. Geiger, 80 acres

SE Corner-William Hahn, 80 acres

NW & SW Corner-A. Horstman, 320 acres

 

Section 26

NE Corner-John Myers, 160 acres

SE Corner-L.W. Pierce, 160 acres

NW Corner-F.M. Dove, 160 acres

SW Corner-J. Ritchardson, 160 acres

 

Section 27

NE Corner-P.E. Doherty, 160 acres

SE Corner-John Modler, 160 acres

NW & SW Corner-Geo. E. Wilson, 320 acres

 

Section 28

NE Corner-Jas. Parks, 80 acres

SE Corner-David Stone, 160 acres

NW Center-I.R.R.L.Co., 160 acres

NW Corner-H. Smith, 80 acres

SW Corner-J.W. Scott, 80 acres

SW Middle-W.A. Scott, 80 acres

 

Section 29

NE & NW Corner-J.B. Roman, 320 acres

SE Corner-John Wylie, 160 acres

SW Corner-Henry Walzer, 160 acres

 

Section 30

NE Corner-J. Street, 160 acres

SE Corner- Mrs. Walzer, 160 acres

NW Corner-John Lerman, 55 acres

NW Middle-J.G. Gaylord, 40 acres, also Cemetery

NW Middle-A.A. Stowell, 40 acres

SW Corner-G. & C. Lyman, 57 acres

 

Section 31

NE Corner-J.B. Roman, 80 acres

NE Middle & NW & SW Corner-I.R.R.L. Co., 355 acres

SE Corner-J. Ruprath, 160 acres

 

Section 32

NE & NW Corner-J.B. Penney, 320 acres

SE Corner-A. Alwart, 80 acres

SW Middle-I.R.R.L. Co., 80 acres

SW Corner-W.C. Hayden, 160 acres

 

Section 33

NE Corner-David Stone, 160 acres

SE Corner-R.A. Romans, 160 acres

NW Corner-R.T. Smith, 160 acres

SW Middle-E.B. Curry, 80 acres

SW Corner-L.N. Turner, 80 acres

 

Section 34

NE Corner-John Modler, 80 acres

NE Middle-J.T. Riedesel, 80 acres

SE Corner-W.H. Wall, 160 acres

NW Corner-I.R.R.L.Co., 160 acres

SW Corner-A.E. Fuller, 160 acres

 

Section 35

NE Corner-W. Martens, 160 acres

SE & SW Corner-W.H. Wall, 320 acres

NW Corner-Jacob Martens, 160 acres

 

Section 36

NE, NW & SW Corners-William Hahn, 540 acres

SE Corner-D. Cunningham, 80 acres 

 

Garfield Township, in Ida County. Garfield Township is located in Township 86 North, Range 41 West of the 5th Principal Meridian in Ida County.  Located in the western corner, adjacent to Woodbury County and Crawford County.

Schools were located in sections 1,6,9,16,20,23,25, 28 and 29.  Section 30 was the location of a small cemetery that disappeared by the 1940’s.

In 1975 work began on a dam and lake in section 10 south of Battle Creek, now called Crawford Creek.