Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa
Township in Iowa, United States
42°04′24″N 094°00′04″W / 42.07333°N 94.00111°W / 42.07333; -94.00111[1]
(2000)
Yell Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,273.
History
Yell Township was organized in 1852.[3] It is named for Colonel Archibald Yell, who fell at the Battle of Buena Vista.[4]
Geography
Yell Township covers an area of 32.58 square miles (84.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Ogden. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Bluff Creek, Buckley, Hickory Grove, Milton Lott Grave, Mount Olive and Rose Hill.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 197.
- ^ The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 528.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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County seat: Boone
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