History of Genesee county, Michigan, her people, industries and institutions, by Edwin O. Wood ... with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families ...

CHAPTER V.

PIONEER DAYS IN THE TOWNSHIPS.
The county of Genesee as laid out by the act of I835 embraced all of
its present area except the eastern range of townships, which then belonged
to Lapeer. The oldest township in the county is Grand Blanc, organized
March 9, 1833. It was larger than now, including its present area and all
of the present townships of Fenton, Mundy, Flint, Mount Morris, Genesee,
Burton, Atlas and Davison. The second township was Flint, erected March
2, 1836. It, too, was larger than now, embracing not only its present area
and that of the city of Flint, but also the present townships of Burton, Clayton, Flushing, Mount Morris, Genesee, Thetford, Vienna and Montrose.
Argentine was organized July 26, I836, which included the township of
Fenton besides its present area. On March I I, 1837, was organized the township of Mundy, which then included also the present township of Gaines. By
the same act Vienna was organized from the northern part of Flint, to include
also the lands now in Montrose and Thetford. Thus, in 1837, all of Genesee
county was included in five townships, Grand Blanc, Flint, Argentine, Mundy
and Vienna, the latter having been added only a few weeks after the state
was admitted to the Union.
The remaining townships of the county were organized in the following
order:
1838, March 6, Genesee, Fenton and Flushing.
1839, April 19, Kearsley, covering territory absorbed later by Genesee
and Burton.
I842, February I6, Thetford and Gaines.
I843, March 9, Forest, Richfield, Davison and Atlas were added from
Lapeer county.
1846, March 25, Clayton and Montrose; the latter was first called
"Pewanagawink;" changed to "Montrose" by act of January 15,
I848.
1855, February I2, Mount Morris.
I855, October I2, Burton.