Monmouth Township, Jackson County, Iowa

Monmouth Township is a township in Jackson County, Iowa, USA.

History

Monmouth Township was established in 1843.^[1] The township was named in commemoration of the Battle of Monmouth in the American Revolutionary War.^[2]

References

↑ History of Jackson County, Iowa, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1910. p. 57.
↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 104.

Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Maquoketa

Cities	Andrew Baldwin Bellevue La Motte Maquoketa‡ Miles Monmouth Preston Sabula St. Donatus Spragueville Springbrook Zwingle‡

Townships	Bellevue Brandon Butler Fairfield Farmers Creek Iowa Jackson Maquoketa Monmouth Otter Creek Perry Prairie Springs Richland South Fork Tete Des Morts Union Van Buren Washington

Unincorporated communities	Canton Garryowen Green Island Nashville Otter Creek South Garry Owen

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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