Jackson Township is a defunct township in Shannon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Jackson Township was erected in 1870, taking its name from Claiborne Fox Jackson, 15th Governor of Missouri.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Jackson (historical)
  2. "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

37°23′26″N 91°34′27″W / 37.3906011°N 91.5740333°W / 37.3906011; -91.5740333


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