The Green Forest tribune., 1912-02-02
HISTORY ()F
 CARROLL COUNTY
Compiled by the Cooaapeed Put ish ing Go. and Was I.irsl Published
 in the Year 1889.
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.

by a llne beginning where Long Creek Township line crosses Yocum Creek, thence with the bed of said creek to the residence of John s. Shahan, thence due west to Prairie Township line; and that all north of said line be known and called by the name of Yocum Town ship; and that the voting place of said township be at the voting place o1 Jeremiah Hale"
 Polo Township. April Term, 1874, upon petition of a majority of the citizens of Kings River Township for the formation of new subdivision from it's territory, the following line of divis- ion confirmed: Beginning about one mile and three quarters west of Bradley Bunch's, where said township line crosses a hollow known as Methodist Hollow, thence down said hollow to Kings River about IA of mile above Crabaugh,s mill, thence down said river to the Missouri line " The eastern part received the name of Polo Township, with Standlee s store as it's voting place.
 Clifty. -August17, 1874, Cedar Town ship was divided by line beginning at the eastern boundary of said township and running due west so as to divide Sections "A, 23, P, and 21, Township 20 north, Range 27 west, through the center of said sections to the western boundary" that portion south of this line receiving the name of Clifty Town ship, with Hendry's mill as it's voting place.
 Piney Township. April 5, 1875, divis ion of Liberty Township ordered by a line beginning at the north line of Osage Township, near Nathaniel Rudd's S and running in northern direction on and with the divide between the waters of the Osage and Piney Creeks to the southern line of Prairie Township" the territory west of this line to constitute the new township of Piney. It's organ ization was ordered to be effected May l, 1875, with John Gilstrop's mill as the place for holding elections.
 Dry Fork Township. Feb. 2, tG75; "On this day was presented petition of majority of the citizens of Osage township representing that said town ship is too large for the convenience of large number of citizens thereof, and praying that said township be divided as follows, to wit: Beginning at the Newton County line, on the top of the mountain or divide separating the waters of Osage and Dry Fork creeks, and run hing with and on the top of said noun tain or divide north to the Liberty town ship line" This was favorably con- sidered, the territory west of the line described being designated as Dry Fork Township, with the place of the election at Shiloh.
 July 8, 1876, by order of court the southern boundary of Kings River Township was so changed as to include that part of Prairie Township north of line beginning at the southeast cor ner of said (King's River) township, thence west to the w. R. Sartain farm on Kings River, thence up said river to the mouth of Osage, thence west to Cedar Township line.''
 Winonia Township was formed May 1, 1882, from the following described ter ritory. formerly partof Cedar: Begin ming where Kings River crosses the line between Carroll and Madison corn- ties, running thence west to the line between Ranges 26 and 27; thence north to the northwest corner of Section 31, Township 20 north, Range 26 west, thence east four miles; thence north two miles; thence east to Kings River; thence along said river to place of be- ginning" At July term, 1882, the line between Prairie and Winonia was so changed as to read as follows:
 Commencing at point on the line between Sections 4 and 5, Township 19, Range 25 west, where said line crosses Kings River; thence north on said line to the southeast corner of Section 32, Township 20, Range 25; thence west to the southeast cornernf- Section 31, Township 20, Range 25i thence north to 1 the southeast corner of Section 30, thence west one-half mile; thence north to Kings River Township line; thence east to Prairie Township line. y
 l Franklin Township. April 2, 1884 upon petition of thirty-one citizens of Cedar Township, it's division was ordered by line Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 10, Township q, Range 26, on the Missouri State line; thence south to the southwest corner of Section 27, said township and range; thence east to the southeast corner of Section 29, Township 21, Range 25;
 thence north to the Missouri State line; thence west to the place of beginning. :" The new township received the name of Franklin.
 Johnson Spring election district was formed July IA, 1882, and includes "All
 of sections east of Eureka Springs, to the Prairie Township line; all south of
 Eureka Springs to Winonia Townshi p line Sections g, Is and north one-hal
 of Section 10; all of Township 20 north,
 Range 26 west in Cedar Township, :"
 except the corporation of Eureka Springs.