Epps Township, Butler County, Missouri

Epps Township
Township
Coordinates: 36°48′38″N 090°33′07″W / 36.81056°N 90.55194°WCoordinates: 36°48′38″N 090°33′07″W / 36.81056°N 90.55194°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Butler
Area
• Total	53.84 sq mi (139.45 km^2)
• Land	53.79 sq mi (139.31 km^2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.14 km^2)  0.1%
Elevation[1]	522 ft (159 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,598
• Density	48.3/sq mi (18.6/km^2)
FIPS code	29-22492[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766353

Epps Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,598.

Epps Township was established in 1850, and named after Obadiah Epps, an early settler.^[3]

Geography

Epps Township covers an area of 53.84 square miles (139.4 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains three cemeteries: Houts, Kearbey and Sparkman.

The streams of Beehole Branch, Camp Branch, Crooked Branch, Goose Creek, Harmon Branch, Hurricane Creek and Procter Branch run through this township.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Ten Mile Creek runs through Epps Township, Butler County, Missouri. The Kearbey Cemetery is actually Kearbey Chapel Cemetery.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com