Gallatin Township, Clay County, Missouri

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Gallatin Township is an inactive township in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Gallatin Township was established in the early 1820s, taking its name from Albert Gallatin. [2]

Settlements

Harlem [3] was a small settlement on the Kansas River Bend of the Missouri River. The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad passed through the town and crossed the river just north of Kansas City, Missouri. [4] Today Harlem is a small industrial neighborhood in the southern portion of the Northland region in Kansas City.

Hicks was a small settlement just northeast of Harlem located where North Kansas City, Missouri is today. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallatin Township, Clay County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Clay County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallatin Township, Clay County, Missouri
  4. 1 2 "Kansas City - 1887". The University of Texas at Austin. USGS. Retrieved August 25, 2025.

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