[4] Dick Johnson Township was established in the late 1830s.

This township was named for Richard Mentor Johnson, the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren.

[5] There is also a Van Buren Township in Clay County in honor of the 8th President.

[3] (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains seventeen cemeteries: Archer, Carter, Orchard, Perth, Saint Marys, Sampson, Greek Catholic, Cottage Hill, Eldridge, Don & Chris Loughmiller, [Unnamed], Bee Ridge, Rock Run, Kessel, Percals, Odell, & Webster