The survey report was filed in Yankton, Dakota Territory on March 6, 1883. The township lines were surveyed by Milton Nye in June 1882; the south line established by George Beardsley in September 1873. The subdivisions and meanders were surveyed by Scott and Sturtevant in July 1882.
Settlers in the area when it was surveyed:
| Elan Schultz |
Northwest 8 |
| L. Steinmitz |
Southwest 8 |
| Mary Seipke |
Northwest 30 |
| David Haler |
Northeast 30 |
| Peter Bahmann |
Southwest 30 |
| Fred Utzi |
Northwest 18 |
| Julius Kleb |
Northeast 18 |
| Anton Ohmer |
Southwest 18 |
| Andrew Ohmer |
Southeast 18 |
| W.L. Smith |
Southwest 32 |
| Emma Oine |
Northeast 20 |
| Theresa Huphen |
Southeast 20 |
| Joseph Sheehy |
Southwest 28 |
| James McAloon |
Southwest 26 |
| G.L. Keepers |
Southeast 32 |
Bordulac Township contains 22,191.54 acres of public land and 778.87 acres of water surface, giving it a total of 22,970.41 acres.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 170