Fishing River Township, Ray County, Missouri

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Fishing River Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[ citation needed ]

History

Fishing River Township was founded in 1821, taking its name from the Fishing River. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fishing River Township, Ray County, Missouri
  2. Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 346.

Coordinates: 39°19′37″N94°09′29″W / 39.3269°N 94.1581°W / 39.3269; -94.1581