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Randol Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°23′17″N 089°32′45″W / 37.38806°N 89.54583°W / 37.38806; -89.54583
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Randol Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°23′17″N 089°32′45″W / 37.38806°N 89.54583°W / 37.38806; -89.54583
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total
66.92 sq mi (173.31 km2)
 • Land65.3 sq mi (169.11 km2)
 • Water1.62 sq mi (4.2 km2)  2.42%
Elevation
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650 ft (198 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
4,030
 • Density61.7/sq mi (23.8/km2)
FIPS code29-60572[2]
GNIS feature ID0766401

Randol Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,030.

History

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Randol Township was founded in 1872.[3] The township derives its name from Enos Randal, a pioneer citizen.[4]

Geography

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Randol Township covers an area of 66.92 square miles (173.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two unincorporated settlements: Oriole, and Egypt Mills. Known cemeteries include Bowman, Brinkman, Brooks/Hobbs, Brown, Davis 2, Ervin, Foster, Fuerth, Hebron Baptist Church, Hemstead, Heuer, Iona, Keyser/Poe, Kirschoff, Koeppel/Lueders, Koker, Lange, Minton, Minton/Egypt Mills, Noland, Norvell, Schwettman, Scriptural Evangelical Lutheran, Sheppard, Smith/Davis, Thompson, Trinity Lutheran, Vangilder, Zierath.

The streams of Juden Creek, Bainbridge Creek, Little Flora Creek and Soakie Creek run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.
  4. ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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