Monroe Township is a township in Johnson County, Iowa, USA.[1] It is one of the townships on the northern edge of Johnson County, bordering Linn County.

History

Monroe Township was organized in 1846.[2]

During the latter half of the 19th century, the township was heavily settled by Czech immmigrants. The Czech population included a number of Czech protestant families who in 1893 built a chapel on property donated by George Chadima. The chapel was called "The Evangelical Bohemian Moravian Brothers" and was a satelite of the mother church at Ely in Linn County.[3][4] The church functioned until 1936 when it burnded down after being struck by lightning.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe Township, Johnson County, Iowa
  2. ↑ History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and Its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882. 1883. p. 185.
  3. ↑ Our first 100 Years of Server our Lord. First Presbyterian Church near Ely, Iowa., Reprinted Oct 2015, page 9.
  4. ↑ Simek, P. Bohemians in Johnson County https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/9375833/the-bohemians-in-johnson-county-city-of-ely-iowa page 10

41°49′13″N 91°46′19″W / 41.8203°N 91.7719°W / 41.8203; -91.7719

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