Crocker Township, Polk County, Iowa

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Crocker Township is a township in Polk County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Crocker Township was organized in 1871. It is named for Gen. Marcellus M. Crocker. [2] [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crocker Township, Polk County, Iowa
  2. The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp.  638.
  3. Company, Chicago and North Western Railway (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 61.{{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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