Hurricane Township, Lincoln County, Missouri

Hurricane Township is an inactive township in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

Hurricane Township took its name from a former creek of the same name within its borders, where a "hurricane" (archaic term for tornado) had struck. ^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurricane Township, Lincoln County, Missouri
↑ "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Troy
Cities	Elsberry Foley Hawk Point Moscow Mills Old Monroe Troy Winfield
Villages	Cave Chain of Rocks Fountain N' Lakes Silex Truxton Whiteside
Townships	Bedford Burr Oak Clark Hawk Point Hurricane Millwood Monroe Nineveh Prairie Snow Hill Union Waverly
Unincorporated communities	Apex Argentville Auburn Brevator Briscoe Brussells Cap au Gris Chantilly Corso Dameron Davis Ethlyn Fairview Famous Louisville Mackville Millwood New Hope Okete Olney
Ghost towns	Burr Oak Hobart Mashek Owen Sterling Landing

Coordinates: 39°09′54″N 90°50′09″W / 39.1649594°N 90.8359395°W / 39.1649594; -90.8359395

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