Independence Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Independence Township
Township
West Union Church and Cemetery at Orrsburg, Missouri
West Union Church and Cemetery at Orrsburg, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°29′49″N 94°40′44″W / 40.4970022°N 94.6788074°W / 40.4970022; -94.6788074
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Erected1856
Area
[1]
 • Total
61.18 sq mi (158.5 km2)
 • Land61.16 sq mi (158.4 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
[2]
1,148 ft (350 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
326
 • Density5.3/sq mi (2.0/km2)
FIPS code29-14735036[1]
GNIS feature ID767089[2]
Luteston Cemetery

Independence Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 326.[3] It contains 63 sections of land.[4] Parnell is located in the southeast of the township.

History

Independence Township was erected in May 1856 when the county court ordered the northern portion of Jackson Township to be called Independence Township. On February 25, 1863, Seven sections were ceded to Union Township, Worth County.[5]

Settlements

The extinct communities of Allison, Gaynor, and Orrsburg once existed in the western portion of the township.

A settlement known as Luteston was located in the northeast of this township[6] a bit west of Sheridan. A post office named Lutzton[7] operated here from 1861-1875.[8]

Transportation

The following highways travel through the township:[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ↑ Missouri Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. "Missouri: Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries". The Newberry Library. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Centennial map of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1876". Library of Congress. Morehouse, Sisson & Co. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Rand, McNally & Co.'s Missouri and Arkansas, 1878". David Rumsey Map Collection. Rand McNally and Company. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.


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