Wapsinonoc Township, Muscatine County, Iowa

Wapsinonoc Township is a township in Muscatine County, Iowa, in the United States.

History

Wapsinonoc was first settled in 1836. Wapsinonoc Township is named for Wapsinonoc Creek, a Cedar River tributary that flows through the township. Wapsinonoc is derived from an Indian name meaning "smooth-surfaced and meandering stream".^[1]

References

↑ Richman, Irving Berdine (1911). History of Muscatine County, Iowa: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 222.

Municipalities and communities of Muscatine County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Muscatine

Cities	Atalissa Blue Grass‡ Conesville Durant‡ Fruitland Muscatine Nichols Stockton Walcott‡ West Liberty Wilton

Townships	Cedar Fruitland Fulton Goshen Lake Montpelier Moscow Orono Pike Seventy-Six Sweetland Wapsinonoc Wilton

Unincorporated communities	Ardon Cranston Fairport Fruitland Hinkeyville Lake Midway Beach Montpelier Moscow Petersburg Port Allen

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

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