Jackson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri Explained

Jackson Township is a township in eastern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. 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. [1]

Jackson Township was erected in 1866, and named after President Andrew Jackson.[2]

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40.3747°N -94.6781°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1 . B.F. Bowen & Company. October 31, 2024.
  2. Web site: Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070319/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_nodaway.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 24, 2016.

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