Jenkins Township, Mitchell County, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°22′15″N 92°36′14″W / 43.3708°N 92.6039°W / 43.3708; -92.6039
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Jenkins Township is a township in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.[1]

History[edit]

Jenkins Township was established in 1857. It is named for Col. James Doran Jenkins, registrar of the U.S. Land office at Osage at that time.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jenkins Township, Mitchell County, Iowa
  2. ^ Clyde, Jefferson F. (1918). History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 173.

43°22′15″N 92°36′14″W / 43.3708°N 92.6039°W / 43.3708; -92.6039