Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Coordinates: 40°30′N 91°32′W / 40.50°N 91.54°W / 40.50; -91.54
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Marker of the original Pocahontas County seat at Old Rolfe

Des Moines Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, US.[1]

History[edit]

Des Moines Township was organized in 1859. It is named from the Des Moines River that runs through it.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa
  2. ^ Flickinger, Robert Elliott (1904). The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. G. Sanborn. pp. 559–560.

40°30′N 91°32′W / 40.50°N 91.54°W / 40.50; -91.54