Charlene, I posted this back in February so some of you may not have seen it or needed the information then. Hope this helps. Janet http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/6600 Researching NEWELL, CURTON, LOCKE, SPANN, THOMPSON, GADDIS, DAVIS, DOCKTER, HOFFMAN, KIRSCHENMANN, SCHETTLING, FOSS, BAKER, SIBRAY, LADD, WOOD, CROSBY, and others. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Newell Family" <newell@concourse.net> To: <ARYELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 10:59 PM Subject: [ARYELL-L] Township Information > I found this while going through an old copy of the "Yell County Historical > & Genealogical Association Bulletin" and thought some might find it helpful. > >From Vol. 10, No. 1, 1985... > > Yell County, Arkansas, Formed 1840 > Parent Counties: Pope and Scott > County Seats: Danville and Dardanelle > > Bluffton Twp. = Name changed from Upper LaFave between 1880-1890. > > Briggsville Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. Part to Compton between > 1910-1920. > > Centerville Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. > > Chickalah (Chickaloh) = Created in 1849. Part to Mountain in 1866 and part > to Sulphur Springs in 1908. > > Compton Twp. = Created between 1910-1920 from pts of Briggsville and Rover. > > Crawford Twp. = Created in 1866 from Lower LaFave. Part to Irons Creek in > 1874. > > Danville Twp. = Name changed from Spring Creek between 1880-1890. Part to > Reed-Keathley between 1910-1920. > > Dardanelle Twp. = Created in 1842. > > Dawson Twp. = Created between 1910-1920 from part of Lower LaFave. > > Delaware Twp. = Annexed from Pope County in 1854. Part annexed to Logan > County in 1871. > > Dutch Creek Twp. = Created in 1842. > > Ferguson Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. > > Galley Creek (Gally Creek) = Created in 1842. Part to Wilson in 1880. > > Gilkey Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. > > Gravelly Hill Twp. = Created in 1878 from part of Upper LaFave. > > Herring Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. > > Irons Creek (Iono Creek) (Iron's Creek) Twp. = Created in 1842. Part to > Crawford in 1866 and part to Dawson between 1910-1920. > > Lamar Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. > > Lower LaFave Twp. = Created in 1842. Part to Crawford in 1866 and part to > Dawson between 1910-1920. > > Magazine Twp. = Created in 1842. Part to Mountain in 1866 and part to > Sulphur Springs in 1908. > > Mason Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. Part to Rose Creek between > 1890-1900. > > Mountain Twp. = Created in 1866 from parts of Chickalah and Magazine. > > Prairie Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. > > Reed-Keathley Twp. = Created between 1910-1920 from pts of Danville and > Richland. > > Richland Twp. = Created between 1880-1890. Part to Reed-Keathley between > 1910-1920. > > Riley Twp. = Created in 1842. Part to Waveland between 1890-1900. > > Rose Creek Twp. = Created between 1890-1900 from part of Mason. > > Rover Twp. = Created in 1866 from pts of Spring Creek & Upper LaFave. Part > to Compton between 1910-1920. > > Spring Creek Twp. = Created in 1842. Part to Rover in 1866. Name changed > to Danville between 1880-1890. > > Sulphur Springs Twp. = Created in 1908 from pts of Chickalah & Magazine. > > Upper LaFave Twp. = Created in 1842. Parts to Rover in 1866. Parts to > Gravelly Hill in 1878. Name changed to Bluffton between 1880-1890. > > Ward Twp. = Created in 1844. > > Waveland Twp. = Created between 1890-1900 from parts of Riley. > > Wilson Twp. = Created in 1880 from parts of Galley Rock. >