Grant Township

Clark County
Townships

Grant 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.

The first town meeting at Grant Township was held April 7, 1868. Grant was named in honor of General Ulysses S. Grant of Civil War fame and later became president of our country. Two Post Offices served the township in 1890. Pleasant Ridge was located in the central part of the town. Maple Works was located in the North-Eastern part of this township one-half mile south of the village of Granton. Ulysses Grant died in 1885 at the age of 63.