Newton Township is a township in Winnebago County, Iowa, in the USA.[1]

History

Newton Township was founded in 1881.[2] It was likely named for Newton H. Bailey, a pioneer settler.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa
  2. History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 923.
  3. History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. p. 120.

43°23′10″N 93°40′34″W / 43.386°N 93.676°W / 43.386; -93.676


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