Liberty Township, Marion County, Kansas
Township in Kansas, United States
38°18′13″N 97°12′21″W / 38.3036559°N 97.2059498°W / 38.3036559; -97.2059498[1][1]
(2010)[2]
Liberty Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, the township population was 320, not including the city of Hillsboro.[2]
Geography
Liberty Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km2).
Communities
The township contains the following settlements:
- City of Hillsboro (south of D Street). The north part is located in Risley Township.
- Ghost town of Gnadenau.
Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries:
- Alexanderfeld Cemetery (a.k.a. Church of God in Christ Cemetery), located in Section 4 T20S R2E.[3]
- Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, located in Section 25 T20S R2E.[3]
- Gard Cemetery, located in Section 24 T20S R2E.[3]
- Gnadenau Church Cemetery #1 (There are no stones, records are in Library at Tabor College), located in Section 11 T20S R2E.[3]
- Gnadenau Church Cemetery #2 (a.k.a. Parkview Cemetery) (a.k.a. Grace Meadow Cemetery), located in Section 9 T20S R2E.[3]
- Haven of Rest Cemetery (includes Ebenezer of Bruderthal and First Mennonite sections), located in Section 2 T20S R2E.[3]
- Hope Valley Cemetery, located in Section 17 T20S R2E.[3]
- Jost Cemetery, located in Section 5 T20S R2E.[3]
- Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery of Hillsboro, located in Section 3 T20S R2E.[3]
- Salem Orphan's Home Cemetery, located in Section 2 T20S R2E.[3]
Transportation
No major highways or railroads pass through the township.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Liberty Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b "2010 Total Population - Township of Liberty". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Marion County Cemetery List. Archived May 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.
Further reading
External links
- Marion County website
- City-Data.com
- Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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Places adjacent to Liberty Township, Marion County, Kansas
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