Tywappity Township, Scott County, Missouri

Tywappity Township is an inactive township in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Tywappity Township was erected in 1822.[2] "Tywappity" is a name possibly derived from the Shawnee language.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tywappity Township, Scott County, Missouri
  2. "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.



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