Knoxville Township, Ray County, Missouri

Knoxville Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[citation needed]

History

Knoxville Township was founded in 1841, taking its name from the town of Knoxville.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knoxville Township, Ray County, Missouri
  2. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 346.

39°27′17″N 94°00′53″W / 39.4547°N 94.0147°W / 39.4547; -94.0147