Jackson Township, Linn County, Iowa

Jackson Township is a township in Linn County, Iowa.[1]

History

Jackson Township was organized in 1855.[2] It was probably named by an early settler who was admirer of President Andrew Jackson.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson Township, Linn County, Iowa
  2. ↑ The History of Linn County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 361.
  3. ↑ Brewer, Luther Albertus; Wick, Barthinius Larson (1911). History of Linn County Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 285.