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Hurricane Township, Lincoln County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°09′54″N 90°50′09″W / 39.1649594°N 90.8359395°W / 39.1649594; -90.8359395
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Hurricane Township is an inactive township in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Hurricane Township took its name from a former creek of the same name within its borders, where a "hurricane" (archaic term for tornado) had struck. [2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurricane Township, Lincoln County, Missouri
  2. ^ "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

39°09′54″N 90°50′09″W / 39.1649594°N 90.8359395°W / 39.1649594; -90.8359395