Hewett Township

Clark County
Townships

Hewett 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.

Hewett Township was created by an order of the county board on November 20, 1874, with its first meeting held in April of 1875 at the hotel of James Hewett, namesake of the town. Mr. Hewett came to Clark County in 1856 with lumbering interests. He built a mill on Wedge's Creek at Hewettville, in the township, which was destroyed by fire in 1886. Hewettville also had a hotel, store, storehouses, barn and other buildings. James Hewett aided in construction of the first railroad to Neillsville, donated land for the old furniture factory there, and built the first brick store in town - "Hewett & Woods". He cleared 63 acres which he added to the city of Neillsville and became its first mayor. James Hewett died in 1907. The community of Columbia is also located in Hewett.