Whitewater Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Whitewater Township
Whitewater Township
Township
	Coordinates: 37°27′10″N089°48′16″W / 37.45278°N 89.80444°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cape Girardeau
Area
• Total	36.5 sq mi (94.54 km2)
• Land	36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14%
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,263
• Density	34.7/sq mi (13.4/km2)
FIPS code	29-79630
GNIS feature ID	0766404

Last updated November 06, 2024

Whitewater Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,263.

History

Whitewater Township was founded in 1852.^[3] The township took its name from the Whitewater River.^[4]

Geography

Whitewater Township covers an area of 36.5 square miles (95 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. Known cemeteries include Baker, Bollinger Family Cemetery at Bollinger Mill, Born, Caney Fork – New and Old, Estes, Ferguson, Gladish, Kurre, Kurreville/Maintz, Limbaugh, Mayfield, Miller at Millersville, Niswonger New and Old, Old Salem Methodist, Riehn, Schmidt, Snider, Wilkerson 1 and 2, Wise.

The streams of Caney Fork, Crawford Creek, Dry Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Panther Creek, Sandy Branch and Wolf Creek run through this township.

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References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.
↑ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.

[4] "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Jackson
Cities	Cape Girardeau‡ Delta Jackson Scott City‡	Map of Missouri highlighting Cape Girardeau County
Villages	Allenville Gordonville Oak Ridge Old Appleton‡ Pocahontas Whitewater
Townships	Apple Creek Byrd Cape Girardeau Hubble Kinder Liberty Randol Shawnee Welch Whitewater
CDPs	Burfordville Dutchtown Millersville New Wells Shawneetown
Other communities	Arbor Arnsberg Bainbridge Blomeyer Crump Daisy Dissen Egypt Mills Friedheim Fruitland Gravel Hill Hickory Ridge Hilderbrand Hines Landing Houck Kurreville Leemon Moccasin Springs Neely's Landing Oriole Randles Rum Branch Tilsit
Ghost towns	Lovejoy Stroderville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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