Ernest Township, Dade County, Missouri

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Ernest Township is a rural township in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is laid out as approximately a square, all farmland, with no organized communities currently within its boundaries and only an occasional residence. Missouri Highway 97, running south to north, runs through the township. [1]

Ernest Township derives its name from Ernest Miller, a local postmaster. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ernest Township, Dade County, Missouri
  2. "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 37°29′05″N93°56′29″W / 37.484669°N 93.941413°W / 37.484669; -93.941413