The township lying next north of Lincolntown, now Dover, was still designated by number and range. The township west of it, now Dexter, was called Elkinstown from Samuel and John Elkins, who built the first mills there. The township on the south, now Exeter, was called Blaisdelltown from Dr. John Blaisdell, who had aided its settlement. On the east was New Charleston, now Charleston.

The early names of this community of townships strike the ear strangely now. Nevertheless they are a part of the history of the times.