Benton Township, Holt County, Missouri

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Benton Township is a township at the center of Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It contains about 50 sections. [2] Mound City is the principal city of this township and is located in its center and the extinct hamlet of Jackson Point was located just south.

The present boundaries of Benton Township were set when neighboring Lincoln Township was organized on June 17th, 1874. [2] There have been three post offices in this township: Jackson Point, which operated from 1850 to 1854, then North Point, which operated from 1855 to 1871, then in 1871 it was renamed Mound City. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Township, Holt County, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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