History
The 1784 Land Sales Act divided new lands of the United States into townships that were six miles square, 36 sections of 640 acres each. On July 3, 1836, Wisconsin became a territory with an appointed governor and a five-man legislative council and a population of about 12,000 inhabitants. The Town of Yorkville was organized by the Wisconsin State Legislature on February 7, 1842 and included what are now parts of the Towns of Raymond, Norway, and Dover. In 1846, the Town of Yorkville was incorporated with 36 sections with borders of Two Mile Road, I-94, County Line Road, and Raynor Avenue. By 1893, the area known as Union Grove filed for incorporation and left the Town.