Squaw Township, Warren County, Iowa

Squaw Township is a township in Warren County, Iowa, USA.

History

Squaw Township takes its name from the language of the large Native American population once present within its borders. Squaws, or American Indian women, were regularly seen carrying their babies in papooses.^[1]

References

↑ History of Warren County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1908. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1908. p. 344.

Municipalities and communities of Warren County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Indianola

Cities	Ackworth Bevington‡ Carlisle‡ Cumming Des Moines‡ Hartford Indianola Lacona Martensdale Milo New Virginia Norwalk‡ Sandyville Spring Hill St. Marys West Des Moines‡

Townships	Allen Belmont Greenfield Jackson Jefferson Liberty Lincoln Linn Otter Palmyra Richland Squaw Union Virginia White Breast White Oak

Unincorporated communities	Beech Churchville Liberty Center Prole

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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