Drakesville Township is a
township in
Davis County Davis County is or was the name of the following counties in the United States:
*Davis County, Iowa, named in honor of Garrett Davis, a Congressman from Kentucky
*Davis County, Utah, named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion
*Cass ...
,
Iowa,
United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 457.
History
Drakeville Township is named for J. H. Drake, a pioneer settler.
Geography
Drakesville Township covers an area of 12.07 square miles (31.27 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water.
Cities and towns
*
Drakesville
Adjacent townships
*
Soap Creek Township (north)
*
Cleveland Township (southeast)
*
Fox River Township (west)
*
Marion Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Drakesville.
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Townships in Davis County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
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