Middlefork Township, Worth County, Missouri

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Middlefork Township is a township in south central Worth County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The village of Worth lies in its southwest and the Grand River runs southerly through its middle to the east of Worth. It contains 36 sections with 11 being fractional.

Middlefork Township, previously known as Middle Fork Township, takes its name from the Middle Fork Grand River. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middlefork Township, Worth County, Missouri
  2. "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

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