Knoxville Township, Ray County, Missouri

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Knoxville 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

Knoxville Township was founded in 1841, taking its name from the town of Knoxville. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knoxville 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.

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