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BYERSVILLE TOWNSHIP
 T149N X R78W       
 
Latitude = 47.7246 N
Longitude = 100.6364 W
History
Township history from the book "McLean County Heritage" by the
 McLean County Historical Society

Byersville township is located on the eastern boundary of McLean County. Sheridan County borders it on the east and at one time a large part of Sheridan County was included in McLean County.

The area is glacial sediment with glacial outwash. This means there is a lot of rock, sloughs and gravel deposits. To the east can be seen the Profit Mountains.

 

Towns / Cities
All Information from the Book "North Dakota Place Names" by Douglas A Wick
Byers

This was a farm post office established April 21, 1904 with  Henry A. Kenny pm in SW 1/4 Sec. 4-149-78, Byersville Twp., five miles south of Butte. It was named for its township, which was named for Jacob Byers, a pioneer settler in the area whose home had been used as a mail distribution point. The post office later moved to the home of new pm Peter Preisinger in NE 1/4 Sec. 1-149-78, and moved again to SW 1/4 Sec. 12-149-78, the home of pm Walter Bjorhus. It closed
December 15, 1913 with mail to Dogden.

 

Business History
 
 

 

Schools

Byersville School Number 1  Section 5

Byersville School Number 2  Section 29

Byersville School Number 3  Section 12 Byersville School Number 4  Section 27

 

Cemeteries

Leonard Steig Farm  Section 12

 
 

 

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Historical, Genealogical and Ethnic Events

 
 

 

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