Formation
Rock
Township was
originally a part of Tilden township but was detached in 1876. Name is
derived from Rock Creek which flows through the township. During
the June session of the Board of Supervisors, the congressional
township 91-41 was detached and named Rock. It is located south of
Sheridan, east of Tilden and north of Willow townships.
Early
settlers
They were Alexander Miller, Richard Larkin, Thomas Chapman, Charles
Durkee in 1868; Blasius Spinharney, Daniel Melter, Adam Corzillius,
Fred Bower, John Specht, Frank Kohn, Mattias and Jacob Fisch, "Matt"
Thiel, John Braley, Thomas Caswell, Jacob Kirchner, and Dom Liffring.
First Events
Birth: Fred Melter, born June 1869
Death: wife of Richard Larkins, 1870
School: Taught by Lucy Spinharney in the fall of 1870
Religious services: Roman Catholic in 1871
Marriages: Thomas Chapman to Miss Smith and Matt Schuh to Miss Carrie Spinharney
Cemetery: established in 1886; a child of John Thompson was the first burial there
Cemeteries
Rock Township Cemetery
Geographical
Rock Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.1
km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.
Rock Twp - WikiPedia
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., 1930
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