Bluffton Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa

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Bluffton Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Bluffton Township was organized in 1856. It was named from its river bluffs. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bluffton Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa
  2. Bailey, Edwin C. (1913). Past and Present of Winneshiek County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. pp.  241–242.

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