Straight Creek Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Township in Kansas, United States
39°31′35″N 95°38′51″W / 39.52639°N 95.64750°W / 39.52639; -95.64750 (2000)
Straight Creek Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 158.
History
The territory of Straight Creek Township belonged to the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas prior to 1869.[1]
Geography
Straight Creek Township covers an area of 36.72 square miles (95.11 square kilometers); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometers) or 0.29 percent is water.
Adjacent townships
- Whiting Township (north)
- Grasshopper Township, Atchison County (northeast)
- Kapioma Township, Atchison County (east)
- Garfield Township (south)
- Franklin Township (southwest)
- Liberty Township (west)
- Netawaka Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Estes and Larkinburg.
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ Barr, Elizabeth N. (1907). Business directory and history of Jackson County. p. 33.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Holton
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communities
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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