Apple Creek Township is one of ten townships in

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.

History

Apple Creek Township was founded in 1872. The township takes its name from Apple Creek.

Geography

Apple Creek Township covers an area of and contains two incorporated settlements: Oak Ridge and Old Appleton. It contains seven cemeteries: Byrd, Clippard, Dickman, Fulbright, Sides, Trinity and Wheeler. The streams of Allie Creek, Froggy Branch, Hughes Creek, Little Apple Creek, Poor Creek, Sandy Branch, Sandy Creek and South Fork Apple Creek run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area Townships in Missouri {{CapeGirardeauCountyMO-geo-stub