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Nodaway Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°26′29″N 95°00′56″W / 40.4414°N 95.0156°W / 40.4414; -95.0156
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Nodaway Township is a township in northwestern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It contains 46 sections of land[2] and is bounded on the west by the Nodaway River. The town of Burlington Junction is located west of center in the township and Wilcox lies in its southeast.

Nodaway Township was erected on March 29th, 1871 from parts of Green Township and Atchison Township[2] and named after the Nodaway River.[3] Later a 6 square mile are was taken off the east and added to Union Township.[2] Roseberry was a small hamlet located one mile east of Burlington Junction but is now defunct.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nodaway Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  2. ^ a b c "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 2, 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°26′29″N 95°00′56″W / 40.4414°N 95.0156°W / 40.4414; -95.0156