The creation of Graham township
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January 5, 1857, Ordered, That there be and is hereby established
in the county of Johnson, Iowa, a new civil township, to be bounded as
follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of township 80 north, range
5 west; thence north on the county line to the northeast corner of said
congressional township; thence west to the northwest corner of section
5, in said township; thence south on the section line to the soutwest
corner of section 32, in township 80 north, range 5 west; thence on the
township line to the place of eginning; and that the first election
held therein be at the house of M. K. Lewis, on the 6th day of April,
1857.
In 1882, when
nearly every township was out of old corn, Graham township contained
over 25,000 bushels. It was originally a part of Newport township. It
is bounded on the north by Cedar township, on the east by Cedar county,
on the south by Scott township, on the west by Newport township. The
most of the farmers in this township own timber llots in Newport
township, along the Iowa river. Wm. Jaynes was the first man to settle
in this township in 1840. Next came E. K. Morse, S. H. Hemstead, S. E.
Morse, Fred Hemstead, Nathaniel Morse, John Graham, and James Nolan,
and shortly after came many others, until now it is thickly settled. It
was named after John Graham, father of A. H. Graham.
The township is six miles long north and south and five miles in width east and west.
Railroad
The B.C. R. & N.
railroad passes through this township, and they have three stations on
this line of railroad, Morse, the junction, and Oasis.
Churches and Cemeteries
Graham
township is well supplied with churches. The following named churches
are located in this township with cemeteries connected with each
church. The Fairview Church, situated on section 34; Zion Chapel, at
Oasis, on section 25; and the Christian Church at Morse station.
Post Offices
Graham
township has two post-offices - Morse, with M. E. Freeman as
postmaster; and Oasis, with D. E. McClellan, postmaster. Both places
are stations on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern railroad.
Postmasters
Oasis
1865 Andrew Graham
1869 E. Thompson
1871 E. Thompson
1875 S. F. Adair
Morse Station
1871 Edwin K. Morse
1873 Edwin K. Morse
1875 E. K. Morse
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Organized
in 1857
Formed from Newport Twp.
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1870 Combination Atlas Landowner's Map
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1875
Andreas Atlas Township Map
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GrahamTownship
Ghost Towns & Abandoned Places
Morse
Located in Section 9
Oasis
Located in Section 26
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Graham Township Cemeteries
Fairview Cemetery
Morse Cemetery
Oasis Cemetery
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