On February 18, 1867, the name of Stony Creek was changed to Benona.

Greenwood was the first township organized by the supervisors, February 1, 1858, and on the same day Elbridge was formed, consisting of what is now the four towns of Golden, Hart, Elbridge and Leavitt.

On December 3, 1858, some of the northern tier of sections of Town 13-18 were detached from Benona and given to Claybanks.

Otto, as first constituted, included the present Otto and Ferry, and was organized February 7, 1860.

Weare was organized two days after Otto.
On December 20, 1860, Hart was organized.
On October 11, 1864, Golden was set off from Hart.
On January 15, 1865, Crystal was set off from Weare.
Newfield was organized March 5, 1865; Leavitt, December 27, 1866; Grant, December 31, 1866 (afterward Ferry), November 24, 1869, and Colfax, March 17, 1869.

On March 11, 1869, Town 14 north, 17 west, was changed from Benona to Shelby, and Town 14 north, 18 west from Leroy to Benona.

About this time Sections 5 and 6 were transferred back to Benona, from Claybanks.

For convenience, we put the above in tabular form:

THE DATES OF TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.

Pentwater .................................... February 13, 1855Benona (originally Stony Creek) ..............     "     "   "Claybanks ....................................     "     "   "Greenwood ....................................     "     1  1858Elbridge .....................................     "     "   "Otto .........................................     "     7  1860Weare ........................................     "     9   "Hart .........................................  December 20  "Golden .......................................  October  11 1864Crystal ......................................  January  15 1865Newfield .....................................  March     5 1865Leavitt ......................................  December 27 1866Grant ........................................     "     31  "Shelby .......................................  March    11 1867Ferry (originally Reed) ......................  November 24 1868Colfax .......................................  March    17 1869