Formation
Grand
Meadow Township was formed January 10, 1877 . It's territory is
congressional township 90-42, situated in the extreme southwestern
portion of the county, with Willow Township on the east and Tilden
north of it.
Early Settlers
First
settler was Frank W. Kimberly in 1868. He was followed by G.O Pixler,
John Baker, T.J. White, Henry Luge, I.H. Harvey, Aaron Card, G.G.
Baldwin, E.C. Delfosse, J.W. Lease, J.D. Parkinson.
Firsts
School: 1877 in the "Lone Star" schoolhouse with teacher Miss Hata Delfosse
Church: United Bretheren in 1882 followed by Methodist Episcopal in 1884
Schools
Grand Meadow School Graduating Classes
Cemeteries
Grand Meadow Cemetery
Geographical
Grand Meadow Township covers an area of 36.42 square miles (94.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlement
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Township News
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
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