Springdale Township is one of seventeen
townships in
Cedar County, Iowa
Cedar County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 18,505. Its county seat is Tipton, Iowa, Tipton. The county is named for the Cedar River (I ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 2,857.
History
Springdale Township was established in 1853. Springdale Township was an important point on the
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an organized network of secret routes and safe houses used by freedom seekers to escape to the abolitionist Northern United States and Eastern Canada. Enslaved Africans and African Americans escaped from slavery ...
.
Geography
Springdale Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement,
West Branch. According to the
USGS
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an government agency, agency of the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geograp ...
, it contains six cemeteries: Chamness,
Downey, Hickory Grove, Old Friends, Springdale and West Branch. The unincorporated community of
Springdale was historically important in the anti-slavery movement.
References
External links
US-Counties.com
Townships in Cedar County, Iowa
Townships in Iowa
1853 establishments in Iowa
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