Ernest Township, Dade County, Missouri

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Ernest Township is a rural township in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is laid out as approximately a square, all farmland, with no organized communities currently within its boundaries and only an occasional residence. Missouri Highway 97, running south to north, runs through the township. [1]

Ernest Township derives its name from Ernest Miller, a local postmaster. [2]

Several streams flow through Ernest Township including Cedar Creek, Greaser Creek and Sons Creek.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ernest Township, Dade County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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