Whitewater Township

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Whitewater Township Township 87 North, Range 1 West	Section 10:  School Section 11: Blacksmith shop Section 16: School Section 25: Town of Hempstead Section 26: Town of Hempstead Section 27: School Section 29: School Section 31:
	Eastern part of the city of Cascade Section 36: Mill

History and description of Whitewater township taken from The History of Dubuque County, Iowa: containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., biographical sketches of citizens, war records of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the northwest, history of Iowa, map of Dubuque County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, &c.  Chicago: Western Historical, 1880.  Page 746. 

Whitewater Township lies next east of Cascade and on the southern line of Dubuque County.  It is well watered by the two main branches of John's Creek and their "feeders," which flow southerly.  It is well wooded, but has more tillable land than the township of Cascade.  The city of Cascade includes the south half of Section 31, of Whitewater Township.  Hempstead is a small village in the southeast part, and was settled at an early date; its post office is named Filmore.  Jacob Hamilton was a Justice of the Peace in this township more than forty years ago.  The first marriage of any parties from Richland Township, Jones County, was performed by him under circumstances peculiar, but creditable to the worthy applicants.  The pioneer history of Whitewater Township was closely identified with that of Cascade, and much that has been said of Cascade might with Justice be credited to Whitewater.