Eaton Township

Clark County
Townships

Eaton 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.

On July 20, 1869, the Clark County Board ordered the creation of this township to take affect on March 1, 1870. Eaton was named for Elijah and Frederick Eaton, two of the town's earliest settlers. Born in New York, Elijah Eaton arrived in Clark County before 1855. He died in 1872, shortly after Eaton's organization, at the age of 64 and was buried in the Greenwood City Cemetery. The Eaton's established a saw mill and lumber industry in the township. At its creation Eaton covered 5 other present day townships in northern Clark County along with 10 townships in Taylor County. Eaton was left with its present boundaries in 1911.