West Branch Township, Marion County, Kansas

West Branch Township
Marion County, Kansas
West Branch Township; Marion County, Kansas
Township
	Location within Marion County
	West Branch Township; Marion County, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
	Coordinates: 38°13′04″N97°19′02″W / 38.2176584°N 97.3171879°W Coordinates: 38°13′04″N97°19′02″W / 38.2176584°N 97.3171879°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Area
• Total	36 sq mi (90 km2)
Dimensions
• Length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
• Width	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
Elevation	1,539 ft (469 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	966
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-76775
GNIS ID	477348
Website	County website

Last updated February 08, 2022

West Branch Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2010 census, the township population was 966, including the city of Goessel.^[2]

Geography

West Branch Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²).

Cities and towns

The township contains the following settlements:

City of Goessel.

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:

Emmethal Community Cemetery, located in Section 29 T29S R1E.^[3]
General Conference of Mennonite Church of North America Cemetery, located in Section 27 T21S R1E.^[3]
Goessel Cemetery (1 block south of Main St on Cedar St), located in Section 5 T21S R1E.^[3]
Goessel Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, located in Section 8 T21S R1E.^[3]
Greenfield Cemetery (a.k.a. Greunfeld Cemetery), located in Section 16 T21S R1E.^[3]
Schoenthal Cemetery, located in Section 35 T21S R1E.^[3]
Tabor Mennonite Cemetery, located in Section 21 T21S R1E.^[3]
Green Valley Cemetery (a.k.a. Quiring Cemetery) (a.k.a. West Branch Gravesite), located in Section 11 T21S R1E.^[3]
Heibert Farm Cemetery, located in Section 27 T21S R1E.^[3]
Voth Cemetery, located in Section 1 T21S R1E.^[3]
Unknown Cemetery (no longer in use), located in Section 36 T21S R1E.^[3]

Transportation

K-15 highway passes north to south through the township.^[4]

Related Research Articles

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Goessel, Kansas City in Marion County, Kansas

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "West Branch Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey
1 2 "2010 Total Population - Township of West Branch". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Marion County Cemetery List.
↑ Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.

External links

Marion County website
City-Data.com
Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "West Branch Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey

[Census2010-2] 1 2 "2010 Total Population - Township of West Branch". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2013.

[CemeteryList-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Marion County Cemetery List.

[4] Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Marion
Cities	Burns Durham Florence Goessel Hillsboro Lehigh Lincolnville Lost Springs Marion Peabody Ramona Tampa	Map of Kansas highlighting Marion County
Unincorporated communities	Antelope Aulne Canada Eastshore† (at Marion Reservoir) Marion County Lake Pilsen†
Ghost towns	Elk‡ Gnadenau Hampson Oursler Waldeck Watchorn
Townships	Blaine Catlin Centre Clark Clear Creek Colfax Doyle Durham Park East Branch Fairplay Gale Grant Lehigh Liberty Logan Lost Springs Menno Milton Moore Peabody Risley Summit West Branch Wilson
Footnotes	†This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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