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| {{Short description|Inactive township in the US state of Missouri}} | {{Short description|Inactive township in the US state of Missouri}} | ||
| {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} | {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} | ||
| '''Forbes Township''' is a ] in ], in the ] of ].<ref>{{GNIS|766762}}</ref> | '''Forbes Township''' is a ] in southeastern ], in the ] of ].<ref>{{GNIS|766762}}</ref> It is roughly 42 square miles. | ||
| Forbes Township was established on March 22nd, 1871 out of the southern portion of ]<ref name="H">{{cite web|url=https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mocohist/id/30019 |title=History of Holt County, Missouri |publisher=St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917 |accessdate=15 December 2024}}</ref> A year later, on May 10th, 1872, the township's northern boundary changed to match the congressional boundary resulting in Forbes Township expanding by six sections.<ref name="H"/> | |||
| Forbes Township was established in <ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_holt.html |title=Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=8 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070426/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_holt.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 15 December 2024
Inactive township in the US state of MissouriForbes Township is a township in southeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is roughly 42 square miles.
Forbes Township was established on March 22nd, 1871 out of the southern portion of Nodaway Township A year later, on May 10th, 1872, the township's northern boundary changed to match the congressional boundary resulting in Forbes Township expanding by six sections.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbes Township, Holt County, Missouri
- ^ "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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