The township chose to incorporate in order to prevent partial or total annexation by neighboring Lafayette, Indiana.

It was created as an attempt to prevent annexation with nearby London.

Walker was established as a city in 1962 to prevent further annexation of the area into Grand Rapids.

Tolleston was incorporated as an independent town on September 4, 1906, to prevent annexation by Gary.

To prevent annexation by the nearby City of Baytown eight miles to the northwest, this community voted in April 1966 to become incorporated.

It incorporated as a city in 1982 to prevent annexation by Louisville.

The drive toward incorporation started at the township's annual meeting in March 2007, when residents decided to incorporate in order to prevent annexation by other nearby cities.

In 1964, in order to prevent annexation by the city of Milwaukee, the town allowed the village to annex most of its territory.

The community sought incorporation from 2004-2006 to protect local identity and to prevent annexation by nearby Winston-Salem.

This was done to prevent total annexation by the City of Milwaukee.