View Actual 1873 Porter Township Plat Map
Index to the 1873 Plat Map of Porter Twp, Van Buren Co., Michigan
It must be noted that a small portion of the map I am working with was cut off. There are some names in sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 30 and 31 missing.
Section 1 | Section 13 | Section 25 |
| C. Baker | M. Kern | Mrs. L. Matthews |
| A. Beebe | Cem. (Cemetery) | Sam'l Bartlett |
| D. Ward | R.V. Munger | S.G. Corey (Guardian) |
| P. Fitzsimmons | Sam'l Kidney | O.G. Kinney |
| Geo. Boyce | F.B. Adams | U. Adams |
| T. Nesbit | Jas. McDaniels | |
| Wm. Wilson | J.T. Balch | |
| E. Farrow | P. Bartlett | |
| S. Bentley | ||
| Susan Willis | ||
| Sarah Lock | ||
| G. Hiet | ||
| Emily Johnson | ||
Section 2 | Section 14 | Section 26 |
| T. Griffin | Wm. Wilson | A.M. Munger |
| G.R. Castner | W. Gibson | J. Monroe |
| P. Henyon | T. VanSickle | School |
| E. Hawley | L.R. Day | I.F. Parish |
| Jno. Hawley | John C. McClain | T. Monroe |
| J. Beebe | H. Corey | |
| M. McNeill | Rich'd Ward | |
| G. Hiet | S. Corey | |
| A.H. Curtis | Miles Cooley | |
| Fenton & Castner | Jas. Wilcox | |
| School | ||
Section 3 | Section 15 | Section 27 |
| Jac. Markle | L.R. Day | O.R. Giddings |
| Geo. Weldon | Wm. McClain | J.M. Potter |
| G.P. Smith | Beers & Sherwood | V. Smith |
| D. Russell | R.T. Anderson | D. Ferris |
| J. Boughman | Est. of Benj. Reynolds | Jas. Hall |
| S. Phillips | School | E. Beech |
| A. Bryant | A. Miller | J. Clemmens |
| D. Cornish | J. Reynolds | G. Lawton |
| J. Hendrick | Reynolds Bro's. | |
| L. Reynolds | ||
| E. Reynolds | ||
| C. Reynolds | ||
| L. Reynolds | ||
Section 4 | Section 16 | Section 28 |
| J. Atwell | Harriet VanAntwerp | J.M. Potter |
| E.S. Dunham | A. Hymes | R. Knight |
| D.W.C. Lytle | B.T. Pitcher(Guardian) | Isaac Hall |
| A. Whitman | S. Sebring | M. Morgenthaler |
| E. Warner | B. VanSickle | O. Williams |
| D. Thornton | A. Norton | Israel Isbell |
| N.B. Roe | T. Cornish | |
| School | John Barker | |
| Wm. Hall | ||
| I. Stillwell | ||
| E. Harmon | ||
| A.H. Hathaway | ||
| S. Reynolds | ||
| J.A. Edmonds | ||
| Town Hall | ||
Section 5 | Section 17 | Section 29 |
| L. Dine | S. Bergh | Mary Alexander |
| G. Moffat | A.I. Weldon | P. Crowley |
| Jno. Morrell | A. Thornton | Est. of H.T. Gould |
| Michigan Central | M. VanSickle | J.L. Hutchins |
| Iron Co. | ||
| J.W. Burlington | G. Watkins | |
| J. Robinson | B. VanSickle | H. Moon |
| D. Hazelton | M. Tappan | B. Hubbard |
| J. Mayhard | J. Hudson | J.R. Hutchings |
| H. Harper | B.I. Pitcher | T. Alexander |
| Wm. Harper | J. Barker | N. Potts |
| Chas. Lee | Myron Hall | |
| E. Price | Morgan Hall | |
| Heirs of J. Showers | S. Beach | |
Section 6 | Section 18 | Section 30 |
| E. Love | M. Brooks | P.J. Moon |
| F.L. Jones | Geo. Rediken | Mary Alexander |
| Mrs. Streeter | ___ Hopkins | Chas. VanRiper |
| D.W.C. Lytle | ___ Russell | John Mahoney |
| O.L. Ross | Jos. Kinney | ___ Nash |
| J. Messenger | M. Murphy | |
| H. Sterns | P. McRae | |
| Michigan Central | Wm. H. Rediken | |
| Iron Co. | ||
Section 7 | Section 19 | Section 31 |
| O.L. Ross | ___ Lyle | Chas. VanRiper |
| ? Langdon | J. Shanahan | W. Paddock |
| ? Wood | W.P. Barker | M. Kellogg |
| John Langdon | G. Hooper | |
| L. Brooks | S. Beech | |
| J. ?Kogan? | Jos. Holliday | |
| Wm. Anderson | ||
Section 8 | Section 20 | Section 32 |
| L. Brooks | Rob't Gibson | T. Vincent |
| M. Brooks | J.B. Webb | Chas. VanRiper |
| Geo. Brooks | E.S. Upham | D. Drake |
| J. Thompson | Wm. Barker | M.R. Wickwire |
| Jno. Smith | M.P. Ch. (Church) | F. Hoge |
| T. Chamberlain | J. McKane | Est. of H.T. Gould |
| J. Bryant | G. Watkins | B. Streeter |
| T. Barker | T. Alexander | A. Smith |
| Est. of L.R. Weldon | A. Hall & Bro. | Jno. Carver |
| Cem. (Cemetery) | Est. of H.T. Gould | |
| School | ||
Section 9 | Section 21 | Section 33 |
| T. Barker | Wm. Barker | J. Knight |
| John Barker | A. Hall | L. Galehouse |
| Geo. Weldon | R. Harmon | J.B. Galehouse |
| John Sebring | M. Robertson | D. Curtis |
| Jos. Barker | A. Norton | Jane H. Paddock |
| Thos. Nesbit | S. Shimmel | H. Ickes |
| J. Nesbit | School | Heirs of E. Murray |
| John Stillwell | Israel Isbell | F. Raymo |
| O. Williams | O. Fuller | |
| M. Morgenthaler | A.F. Hall | |
Section 10 | Section 22 | Section 34 |
| John Sebring | G.W. Powers | Jno. Carver |
| Geo.Weldon | J.P. Ryan | Geo. Adkins |
| F. Adams | Henry Lewis | A.J. Maxam |
| John Hayne | A. Norton | C. Bradford |
| G. Day | W. Dailey | C.A. Maxam |
| Geo. Reynolds | Jas. Harper | School |
| D. Powell | Angeline Rock | Jas. Maxam |
| L.C. Balch | H. Lewis | H. McKay |
| B. ?Groosfink? | Sarah W. Rider | J. McKay |
| Thos. Cooley | ||
| H. & F. Cooley | ||
Section 11 | Section 23 | Section 35 |
| G.W. Tyler | Esther Harris | C.M. Butler |
| S. Bates | I. Dailey | T. Monroe |
| Geo. Hill | W. Gibson | H.M. Boyce |
| F.O. Rouse | R. Riggs | Shingle Mill |
| D. ?Longcor? | Thos. Cooley | H. Bartlett |
| J. McManigal | H. & F. Cooley | J. Young |
| J. Farber | Miles Cooley | C. Hooper |
| Rebecca Munger | T. Hooper | |
| D. Fletcher | P.W. Whitaker | |
| Thos. Fletcher | ||
Section 12 | Section 24 | Section 36 |
| Geo. Boyce | W. Gibson | A. Monroe |
| D. Burgess | M. Kidney | Jas. Bradt |
| L. Bentley | A.M. Munger | Fred'k Bradt |
| J. Farber | A.M. Munger (Guardian) | Jas. McDaniels |
| G. Loveridge | Rebecca Munger | Jas. Ransom |
| T. Slater | B.A. Castner | J. Allen |
| Wm. Wilson | S. Kinney | |
| R.H. Hardy | E.B. Adams | |
| D. Kinney | School | |
| Eunice Kinney | S.V.P. Brandt | |
| Heirs of L. Mathews | E. Castner | |
| R.V. Munger | M. Castner | |
| S.H. Kidney | U. Adams | |
| C. Kinney |