Washington Township, Jackson County, Iowa

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Washington Township is a township in Jackson County, Iowa, USA. [1] It was organized from areas of the original Bellevue and Van Buren Townships. Washington Township is 25,536 acres or 39.9 square miles with 2.2 square miles covered with water. The landscape includes numerous lakes and streams including the Maquoketa River. [2]

History

Washington Township was established in 1851. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington Township, Jackson County, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Jackson County Iowa Genealogy and History". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  3. ↑ History of Jackson County, Iowa, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1910. p. 57.

Coordinates: 42°09′43″N90°22′01″W / 42.162°N 90.367°W / 42.162; -90.367


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