McKinnon Township Land Acquisition
McKinnon township is bordered on the north by Rolling Prairie, south by Stutsman County, east by Eastman, and west by Bucephalia.
The landscape is level to nearly level with some places gently undulating. There is a quantity of stones but they don't present a problem.
The survey of the township was filed at Huron, Dakota Territory on October 20, 1884. The subdivisions were surveyed by George W. Phillips August‑September 1884. The southern boundary was surveyed by George G. Beardsley, September 5, 1873. Charles Scott established the west, east, and north boundaries in October 1882.
There were no settlers in this area when the surveyors arrived. The total acreage is 23,060.06 Acres.
The township hall is located on the Northeast quarter of section 18.
The township was formerly known as McKinley township. The name was changed in 1918 because there was another organized county of McKinley in North Dakota. The township was named after Edward McKinnon and his family who came to the area in 1886 from Wisconsin.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 348