West Grove Township is a
township
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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
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 456.
History
West Grove Township was organized in 1874.
Geography
West Grove Township covers an area of 36.54 square miles (94.65 square kilometers); of this, 0.1 square miles (0.27 square kilometers) or 0.29 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
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West Grove
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Fox River Township (north)
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Cleveland Township (east)
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Wyacondah Township (southeast)
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Fabius Township (south)
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Wells Township, Appanoose County (southwest)
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Washington Township, Appanoose County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Bell, Bethel, Evergreen, Hetzler, John, Mount Moriah, Shinn and West Grove.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 63
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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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