Randol Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

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

Randol Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°23′17″N 089°32′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
 • Total66.92 sq mi (173.31 km2)
 • Land65.3 sq mi (169.11 km2)
 • Water1.62 sq mi (4.2 km2)  2.42%
Elevation650 ft (198 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total4,030
 • Density61.7/sq mi (23.8/km2)
FIPS code29-60572[2]
GNIS feature ID0766401

History

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

Geography

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; and ten cemeteries: Ervin, Heuer, Iona, Lange, McKendree, Minton, Noland, Thompson, Vangilder and Zierath.

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

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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