Warner Township

Clark County
Townships

Warner 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 November 14, 1874, the county board created the township of Warner. Warner's first meeting was held in April of 1875. The township was named for Mark B. Warner, one of the county's earliest settlers. Warner was a native of NY and first came to Black River Falls, WI, in 1855. He followed the logging business for 26 years, locating and estimating pine lands for others in summers and traveling as far as northern Wisconsin. Many adventures came his way including numerous encounters with Indians and hunting bear for sport. Mark Warner settled on his farm in Warner Township in 1871. He held positions as both town chairman and supervisor on the Warner Town Board. Mr. Warner died in 1898 and was buried in Greenwood City Cemetery. Warner Township was left with its present boundaries in 1915. It formerly included the towns of Butler and Mead also.