Roscoe 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
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Iowa,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 233.
Geography
Roscoe Township covers an area of 25.5 square miles (66.05 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.14 square kilometers) or 0.21 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Waneta
Wa-na-ta (Dakota language, Dakota: Wánataŋ which translates as ''One who charges'', or ''Charger'') or Waneta was a chief of the Yanktonai, a tribe of the Dakota people, Dakota. Chief Wa-na-ta, also known as Wanata and Wanataan I, was born aro ...
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Wanetta Corner
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Prairie Township (north)
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Jackson Township, Van Buren County (east)
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Grove Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Brown, Hubbard and Round Grove.
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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