Fremont Township

Clark County
Townships

Fremont 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.

Fremont was created by an order of the county board on March 11, 1874. The township was named for Civil War Major General John C. Fremont. John Fremont was a first candidate of the Republican Party for President in 1856 and was well known for his denouncement of slavery during the Civil War. He was given the title of "The man who mapped the West". Fremont became governor of the Arizona Territory from 1878 to 1883 and a first senator of California. John Charles Fremont died in 1890. Early communities in the township of Fremont were Yolo and Snow.