Hughes Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Hughes Township is a township in southwestern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It comprises about 62 sections of land.[2] Graham is its lone town which lies about two miles east of the Nodaway River.

Hughes Township was established in 1845, and named after General Andrew S. Hughes, a pioneer citizen.[3] The township's area was reduced in 1866 when Monroe Township was formed.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hughes Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  2. ^ a b "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

40°11′42″N 94°59′58″W / 40.1950°N 94.9994°W / 40.1950; -94.9994


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