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Grand Meadow Township History

Township Map
Formation
Grand Meadow Township was formed January 10, 1877 . It's territory is congressional township 90-42, situated in the extreme southwestern portion of the county, with Willow Township on the east and Tilden north of it.

Early Settlers
First settler was Frank W. Kimberly in 1868. He was followed by G.O Pixler, John Baker, T.J. White, Henry Luge, I.H. Harvey, Aaron Card, G.G. Baldwin, E.C. Delfosse, J.W. Lease, J.D. Parkinson.

Firsts
School: 1877 in the "Lone Star" schoolhouse with teacher Miss Hata Delfosse
Church: United Bretheren in 1882 followed by Methodist Episcopal in 1884

Schools
Grand Meadow School Graduating Classes

Cemeteries

Grand Meadow Cemetery

Geographical
Grand Meadow Township covers an area of 36.42 square miles (94.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlement
Grand Meadow - WikiPedia

Township News

SOURCES: The township history was excerpted from Biographical History of Cherokee County. W. S. Dunbar & Co., 1889. The township map is from Plat Book of Cherokee County, Iowa, W.W. Hixon & Co.,  Rockford, IL

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