Calwood Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,097.

History

Calwood Township was established February 23, 1876, carved out of the southwestern sector of a heretofore larger Nine Mile Prairie Township, and named after the community of Calwood, Missouri. Calwood was formerly known as "Moore's Mill", since a steam mill owned by Moore was located there. The Civil War

Battle of Moore's Mill The Battle of Moore's Mill was an American Civil War battle that took place in Central Missouri on July 28, 1862 along Auxvasse Creek near modern-day Calwood. This engagement, the Battle of Kirksville a week later, and the Battle of Compton' ...

was fought nearby in 1862.Williamson, Hugh P., "The Battle of Moore's Mill", Missouri Historical Review, July 1972, p. 539

Geography

Calwood Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Fairview. The streams of Dyers Branch, Harrison Branch, Houfs Branch, Maddox Branch, Pinch Creek and Richland Creek run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Callaway County, Missouri Jefferson City metropolitan area Townships in Missouri {{CallawayCountyMO-geo-stub