Jackson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Jackson Township is a township in eastern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It contains about 70 sections. The town of Ravenwood is in its center. Two hamlets, Orrsburg and Sweet Home, once existed in the northwest and east, respectively. [2]

Jackson Township was erected in 1866, and named after President Andrew Jackson.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  2. ^ "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

40°22′29″N 94°40′41″W / 40.3747°N 94.6781°W / 40.3747; -94.6781


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