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Bethany Township, Harrison County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 94°02′45″W / 40.2510529°N 94.0458262°W / 40.2510529; -94.0458262
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Bethany Township is a township in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Bethany township was created due to a county-wide November 1872 election, which would subdivide the county into 20 municipal townships corresponding with the county's 20 congressional townships.[2] Bethany Township takes its name from the community of Bethany, Missouri.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethany Township, Harrison County, Missouri
  2. ^ Wanamaker, George W. "History of Harrison County, Missouri". Topeka, Indianapolis : Historical Pub. Co., 1921. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

40°15′04″N 94°02′45″W / 40.2510529°N 94.0458262°W / 40.2510529; -94.0458262