Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-05-06
Report of Township Commits
SiOllNTS

The Commissioners are required by law
''to divide the county into compactly located
townships. as nearly equal as may be in ter
rltory and population, with a view to pro-
/ per sub division into school DISTRICTS and
it is obviously desirable not to change the
accustomed voting places and former magis-
terial districts !; and the town of Stauntcn,
''having population of 5000, is not to be
embraced in any of said townships
To observe and reconcile these various
conditions ''as well as may be, the county
is divided as follows:
LIST. The Town OF STAuNToN to consti-
tute the LIST Township, provided the city
organization be not retained.
Voting Places --Wasd No. l. at the
Court House /; Ward No. 2, at Union Hall
End "BEvERLEY,MANog'' TOWNSHIP, lying
around Staunton (and being about the old
BEVERLEY MANOR TRACT granted for the
first settlement of the county.)
Votlng Places. Sandy Hollow" Cat
the toll-gate on the McAdamized road in the
forks with the Mt Scion road Bolivar
Con the Waynesboro' road, at the crossing
of the Bessie Bell road at M. McAlear's.)
IUiiy NilzES, ou tllS paul iotk0
Peaco's Ntill on Middlebrool turnpike
Hebron, near the church.
Sd. "NoRTH RIVER" TOWNSHIP, contain
ing the waters of the North branch of the
Shenandoah.
Voting Places Mt Scion, Spring Hill,
Parnassus, Sangersville, Centreville.
4th. MIDDLE RIVER" TOWNSHIP, includ-
ing most of the Middle branch waters.
Foting Places.-New Hope, Mt Sidney,
Mt. Meridian, Red mills, ION South River
Verona, Cat TOLL gate near Cline's mill.)
9Th. ''SoUrH RIVER" Township, embrace
ing most of the waters of South River.
Voting Places -Waynesboro', Fishers
Vile, Sherando, Barterbrook.
9th. "R1vERHEADs" Township, contain
ing the head-waters which flow from the
county into the Shenandoah in one direction,
and into the James in the other
Voting Pzaces.-Grcenville, Midlebrook,
Newport, Midway.
9TH THE pastures" TOWNSHIP, contain
ing waters of the Big Calf Pasture and of
the Little Calf Pasture Rivers.
Voting Pzaces-BufaloG Gap, Churchville,
Deer6eld, Craigsville, Lebanon Springs.
BOUNDARIES.
BEVERLEY MANOR beginning at the
corner with South River Township, on the
Middle River Township line, at the Cedar
Bluff in the bend of the Port Republic road
near and north of Sneitman's Mill on Chris
tian's Creek, thence about S. SO W. with
South River Township line, leaving Sneit-
man and the Christians Creek Valley in the
South River Township, and Thos White
aud Jesse Gilbert in Beverley Manor, along
the ridge between Poor House Draft and
Christians Greek, crossing D. S. Bells road
near its fork with Poor House road, cross
ing the new road S. W. of Henry Hamilton,
near his house, leaving Key in the Beverley
Manor Township, onS. ". Of Augusta Mills
to the railroad crossing of the road by J.
Desper, thence about S. AZ W. leaving j.
Desper and D. S. Young, in Beverley Manor
Township, crossing the road near j. Mil
stead and the old Mt. Torrey road near the
ford at Marshall's, and crossing the ridge
road 9 of a mile from the Episcopal Chapel,
leaving Milstead and Marshall in the Bever
lev Manor and Churchman and Abney in
South River Township, on between r. Gilk-
eson and D. Beard to the hill top near and
S. W Of the s'old Christian House," and
Joining there the Riverheads line, and the
S. W. corner of South River Township,
thence with Riverheads line about N. 46a
W., crossing the plank road between Mint
Spring and J. Echard, (about miles from
Staunton) and the Cross Keys road between
Jas Wilson and Gibson, aud the Middle
brook Turnpike about ] mile S W. of
Arbor Hill-leaving John Wright and
John ghuey in Beverley Manor, and the
Poor House IN Riyerheads, onwards, cross
ing the S. w side Of Sugar Loaf, between
A. SNYDER and G. w Greaver, between 7.
Kirkpatrick and Bethlehem Church to the
corner With the Pastures and Riverheads
Townships on the top of the hill S. W. Of
Shuey's Mill and residence, thence with the
Pastures Township line aboEt y. 81 r.,
crossing the Railroad about quarter Of q
mile &. Of .Swoope's depot on to the fork of
the Churchville and Parkersburg road, near
| Valley Mills, leaving ghueys Mill and resi-
dence, Trimble, J. Gilkeson, swoope, and
Haruff in the Pastures, thence about n.
493 Il crossing the Churchville road near
Dr.. Walters lane, Middle River below D.
Cooks. and the Morris Mill road Gu the hill
S. E. of g. F. sterrett, and recrossing Mid
die River below Hnudley's slill apd on to
the fork Of the Parpassus road near Hepler's,
below schutterle's Mill, leaving in the Pas
lures Mallcn, D. N, Wilson, r. 3. Sterrett,
and all on the S. W. banks OF Middle River
from stevrett to Hundey Misunderstanding
Bayley. schutterle aud Hepler in Beverley
Manor, thence about s. BOZ y. with the