Upon early white settlement, the Miami resided on reservation land in what was then known as Hamilton County.

[5] The majority of white settles in Cicero Township were from Southern Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

[6] Settlement was sporadic in Cicero Township due to land that was "flat and low and would be difficult to drain," according to white settlers.

[7] Deer, squirrels, wild turkey, raccoons, mink, possum, and muskrats were plentiful during this time, too.

George Kane and Newton J. Jackson built a saw mill, which ran on steam, in 1851.

The roads suffered considerable damage during wet seasons and were prone to seeking given the damp and low geography of the township.

[4] The township contains these eight cemeteries: Bethsaida, Fairview, Goar, Goodykoontz, Mauldentown, Sandbank, Stewart and Sumner.