Washington Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
Washington Township is a township in southeastern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It contains about 47 sections.[2] Guilford, its only community, lies west of center one mile east of the Platte River.
Washington Township was first organized in 1845[2] and was named after President George Washington.[3] The township was reduced in size in 1866 and again in 1871 to form Jefferson Township and Grant Township.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
- ^ a b c "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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