Butler Township

Clark County
Townships

Butler Township

written and contributed by Kay Scholtz <scholtz@tznet.com>

Note: There are presently 33 townships in Clark County.
Thirty-two townships are of standard size each covering six square miles.
The Township of Foster includes two 6 square mile areas.

Butler Township was created by order of the county board on November 11, 1915 with a first town meeting held in April of 1916. Probable namesakes were the Butler family consisting of brothers; David, Isaac H., William C., and George Butler who were early settlers to the township. The Butler family owned land in Sections 10 and 14 as early as 1893. The Wisconsin born Butler brothers, along with parents George and Nancy Butler, resided in Buffalo County, WI, in 1880.