Lanesboro Township, population 6,015, is one of eight

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. Lanesboro Township is in size and located in western Anson County. Lanesboro Township contains the towns of

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and Polkton within it.

Geography

Lanesboro Township is drained by Lanes Creek and its tributaries on the north and west side. These tributaries include

Canebreak Branch Canebreak Branch is a long 1st order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Canebreak Branch rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Kikers, North Carolina. Cane ...

, Big Branch, Cedar Branch, Rocky Branch, Blackwell Branch, Lacey Branch, and

Wide Mouth Branch Wide Mouth Branch is a long 3rd order tributary to Lanes Creek in Anson County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. Course Wide Mouth Branch rises in a pond on the northeast side of Marshville, North Car ...

. The eastern and southern parts of the township are drained by

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and its tributaries including Little Brown Creek, Ledbetter Branch, Swans Branch, Lick Creek, and

Kelley Branch Kelley Branch is a stream in northern Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Silver Fork.''Sturgeon, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 The stream headwaters arise just northeast of Hallsville at and th ...

References

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