Jump to content

Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°31′32″N 089°45′35″W / 37.52556°N 89.75972°W / 37.52556; -89.75972
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Apple Creek Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°31′32″N 089°45′35″W / 37.52556°N 89.75972°W / 37.52556; -89.75972
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total
83.38 sq mi (215.96 km2)
 • Land83.34 sq mi (215.84 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
[1]
577 ft (176 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,960
 • Density23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2)
FIPS code29-01450[2]
GNIS feature ID0766395

Apple Creek Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.

History

[edit]

Apple Creek Township was founded in 1872.[3] The township takes its name from Apple Creek.[4]

Geography

[edit]

Apple Creek Township covers an area of 83.38 square miles (216.0 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Oak Ridge and Old Appleton. Known cemeteries include: African Methodist Church, Amos/Robbins, Arnsberg, Bruihl/Ludwig/Lang, Clippard 2, Day, Dickman, Drum, Erley/Dambach, Fulbright, Goshen, Hilterbrand, Hines, New Salem, Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Rumfelt/Wheeler, Shoults, Sides, Tuschhoff, Wilson, Zion Methodist.

The streams of Allie Creek, Froggy Branch, Hughes Creek, Little Apple Creek, Poor Creek, Sandy Branch, Sandy Creek and South Fork Apple Creek run through this township.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.
  4. ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
[edit]


Stub icon

This Cape Girardeau County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Apple_Creek_Township,_Cape_Girardeau_County,_Missouri&oldid=1255605160"