Fishing River Township is an inactive township in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
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Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 221,939, making it the fifth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Liberty. The county was organized January 2, 1822, and named in honor of U.S. Representative Henry Clay from Kentucky, later member of the United States Senate and United States Secretary of State.
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Fishing River Township was established in 1821, taking its name from the Fishing River. [2]
The Fishing River is a 39.0-mile-long (62.8 km) tributary of the Missouri River in western Missouri in the United States. It rises in the northeastern extremity of Kansas City in Clay County and flows generally eastward and southeastward through Clay and southeastern Ray counties, past the town of Mosby. It joins the Missouri River about 3 miles (5 km) south of the town of Orrick.
Fishing River Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Brushy Creek is a stream in Clay County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Fishing River.
Clear Creek is a stream in Clay and Clinton counties of northwest Missouri. It is a tributary of the Fishing River.
Williams Creek is a stream in Clay County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Fishing River.
Gallatin Township is an inactive township in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Kearney Township is an inactive township in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Liberty Township is an inactive township in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Platte Township is an inactive township in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Washington Township is an inactive township in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Platte Township is an inactive township in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Grand River Township is a township in DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Blue Township is an inactive township in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Fort Osage Township is an inactive township in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Clay Township is an inactive township in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Clay Township is a township in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
May Township is an inactive township in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Clay Township is an inactive township in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Clay Township is an inactive township in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Clay Township is an inactive township in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Coordinates: 39°16′44″N94°17′06″W / 39.2789°N 94.2850°W
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