Independence Township, Appanoose County, Iowa


Independence Township is one of eighteen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 248.

History

Independence Township was founded in 1848.
In 1857 William Chadwick, Appanoose County justice of peace, plotted the village of Milledgeville along the east bank of the Chariton River.
North Bend Church and the Chariton River Church are in Independence Township.

Geography

Independence Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Brushy, Charitan River, Cozad, Johnson, Milledgeville and Wadlington.