Rooks County was established with four townships: Bow Creek, Lowell, Paradise and Stockton.

[6] Bow Creek flows through Township 3, then on to Kirwin Reservoir in Phillips County.

Bartholomew authored two books, The Fungus Flora of Kansas and North American Plant Rusts based on research he conducted while living in Farmington Township.

[9] Stockton was one of the four original Rooks County civil townships, along with Bow Creek, Lowell and Paradise.

The western border was the Graham County line, making Stockton 21 miles (3-1/2 survey townships) in width.