Hopkins Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

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Hopkins Township is a township in northern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It contains 40 sections of land. [2] The One Hundred and Two River flows through the township and its three branches meet in the northern stretches of the township.

Hopkins Township was established by or before November 7th, 1871 [2] and most likely took its name from the town of Hopkins, Missouri. [3] located in the center of the township.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopkins Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

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