[3] In 1820 Samuel Herriman, James Dunn, Bat Ramsey, Harris Bay, John W. Bryant, and George Moore settled on White Lick Creek near the Morgan County line.

[5] The Joel Jessup Farm, Noah and Hannah Hadley Kellum House, Kellum-Jessup-Chandler Farm, and Sugar Grove Meetinghouse and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[6] An unnamed Black settlement existed in Guilford Township beginning in the 19th century.

Several black families lived in the area between Plainfield and Mooresville and established a non-denominational church along White Lick Creek, as well as a colored school before 1870.

The township contains three active cemeteries: Maple Hill, Sugar Grove and Fairfield Friends.