The survey report was filed at Huron, Dakota Territory on September 18, 1884. The subdivisions were surveyed by Scott and Sturtevant in July 1884. The west boundary was measured by George Beardsley in August 1874. The north, south, east lines were established by Milton Nye in June 1882. The township contains 22,942 acres.
The following people were living in the area when it was surveyed:
| H.R. Patterson | Northeast 6 |
| Julia Gere | Southeast 18 |
| James Hamilton | Southwest 20 |
| E.S. Halaas | Southwest 24 |
| Samuel Peabody | Northeast 20 |
| John Bucman | Southeast 20 |
| E.T. Guptill | Southwest 30 |
| J.M. Watkins | Southwest 4 |
| Mary E. Thurer | Southeast 4 |
| F.L. Peabody | Southwest 16 |
| W.H. Rice | Northwest 16. |
| E. Vandernork | Southwest 30 |
| L. Vandernork | Northeast 30 |
| W.S. Blake | Southeast 30 |
| F. Randall | Northeast 8 |
| G.H. Estabrook | Southwest 8 |
| F.G. Estabrook | Southeast 8 |
| Robert Richmond | Southwest 22 |
| J.O. Hale | Northwest 28 |
| G.M. Hale | Southwest 28 |
| J.P. Stewart | Northwest 32. |
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 274