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The first Renville County was created by the 1872-73 Dakota Territory legislature, but was dissolved because of too little settlement. The name was then brought back in the 1908 general election under a proposal to divide Ward County. Though defeated on election day, the matter went to court, which led to the creation of the present-day Renville County in 1910. The county government was first organized on July 23, 1910; Mohall has always been the county seat. The county's name honors Joseph Renville, an interpreter, translator, and important figure in dealings between white men and the Sioux.
The cities of Renville County are Glenburn, Grano, Loraine, Mohall, Sherwood, and Tolley. Unincorporated communities are Greene, shown on a 1977 USGS map (at present day 46th Ave NW and 86th Street NW), was a former station stop on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Saint Marie Railroad. Its former streets are still shown on Google Earth and Yahoo! Maps. Chola, Norma, Rockford, Grover, and White Ash.
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Townships of Renville County
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Brandon
Callahan
Clay
Colquhoun
Eden Valley
Ensign
Fairbanks
Grassland
Greene
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Grover
Hamerly
Hamlet
Hurley
Ivanhoe
Lockwood
McKinney
Muskego |
Norma
Plain
Prescott
Prosperity
Rockford
Roosevelt
Stafford
Van Buren
White Ash |
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Adjacent Counties and rural municipalities
Mount Pleasant No. 2, Saskatchewan (north)
Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan (north)
Bottineau County (east)
McHenry County (southeast)
Ward County (south)
Burke County (northwest)
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