Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Apple Creek Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°31′32″N089°45′35″W / 37.52556°N 89.75972°W / 37.52556; -89.75972
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cape Girardeau
Area
• Total	83.38 sq mi (215.96 km2)
• Land	83.34 sq mi (215.84 km2)
• Water	0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.06%
Elevation [1]	577 ft (176 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,960
• Density	24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
FIPS code	29-01450 [2]
GNIS feature ID	0766395

Apple Creek Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.

History

Apple Creek Township was founded in 1872. ^[3] The township takes its name from Apple Creek. ^[4]

Geography

Apple Creek Township covers an area of 83.38 square miles (216.0 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Oak Ridge and Old Appleton. Known cemeteries include: African Methodist Church, Amos/Robbins, Arnsberg, Bruihl/Ludwig/Lang, Clippard 2, Day, Dickman, Drum, Erley/Dambach, Fulbright, Goshen, Hilterbrand, Hines, New Salem, Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Rumfelt/Wheeler, Shoults, Sides, Tuschhoff, Wilson, Zion Methodist.

The streams of Allie Creek, Froggy Branch, Hughes Creek, Little Apple Creek, Poor Creek, Sandy Branch, Sandy Creek and South Fork Apple Creek run through this township.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.
4. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com