This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UW.2ADI/2018.1 Message Board Post: Are you talking about San Mateo County? In his 1928 book, in his history of the County, Roy Cloud referred (p.73)to only 3 townships (or districts)in 1851-52. They were #1, northern section, #2 the central section, and #3 the southern section. I haven't found a later reference to townships in the SM County, which of course was formally formed in 1856. Cloud also refers to the "townships" as districts. It's confusing. I guess the District-Townships were actually supervisorial representation districts to the San Francisco County. I'm not really sure there were ever Townships as such in San Mateo County. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has other information.