White Cloud Township, Nodaway County, Missouri Explained

White Cloud Township is a township in southern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It contains 53 sections.[1] Arkoe, the only community in the township, is its northeast just west of the One Hundred and Two River. The extinct communities of Whitecloud and Pumpkin Center both were in the center of the township.

White Cloud Township was erected in 1845, taking its name from White Cloud Creek.[2] In the early 1870s part of this township was split off to help create Grant Township.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1 . B.F. Bowen & Company. November 3, 2024.
  2. Web site: Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070319/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_nodaway.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 24, 2016.