Monegaw Township, St. Clair County, Missouri

Monegaw Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Monegaw Township was erected in 1841, taking its name from a spring of the same name within its borders.[2] The spring has the name of Monegaw, an Osage tribal leader.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monegaw Township, St. Clair County, Missouri
  2. ^ "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Nestor, Sandy (November 29, 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7864-7167-6. Monegaw was an Osage chief...

38°08′57″N 93°53′02″W / 38.1492°N 93.8839°W / 38.1492; -93.8839


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