Powhatan Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Powhatan Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA.

History

Powhatan Township was established in 1866 as Nunda Township, as some of its first citizens were natives of Nunda, New York. However, the name Nunda was not popular with the majority, and so in 1867, the township was renamed to honor Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas.^[1]

References

↑ Flickinger, Robert Elliott (1904). The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. G. Sanborn. p. 692.

Municipalities and communities of Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Pocahontas

Cities	Fonda Gilmore City‡ Havelock Laurens Palmer Plover Pocahontas Rolfe Varina

Townships	Bellville Cedar Center Colfax Cummins Des Moines Dover Garfield Grant Lake Lincoln Lizard Marshall Powhatan Roosevelt Sherman Swan Lake

Unincorporated community	Ware

Ghost town	Rubens

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 42°51′53″N 94°37′11″W / 42.8647°N 94.6197°W / 42.8647; -94.6197

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