Nineveh Township, Adair County, Missouri

Nineveh Township
—  Township  —
Coordinates: 40°15′21″N 092°41′50″W / 40.25583°N 92.69722°W / 40.25583; -92.69722Coordinates: 40°15′21″N 092°41′50″W / 40.25583°N 92.69722°W / 40.25583; -92.69722
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Adair
Area
– Total	54.41 sq mi (140.93 km2)
– Land	54.27 sq mi (140.56 km2)
– Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)  0.26%
Elevation[1]	804 ft (245 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,369
– Density	25.2/sq mi (9.7/km2)
FIPS code	29-52526[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766214

Nineveh Township is one of ten townships in Adair County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,369. The township is named for a German communistic colony that was established in the area in 1850.^[3]

Geography

Nineveh Township covers an area of 54.41 square miles (140.9 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Novinger. It contains two cemeteries: Nineveh and Novinger.

The streams of Brush Creek, Davis Branch, Hazel Creek, Little Hazel Creek, Mulberry Creek, Rye Creek, Shuteye Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ History of Adair County by E.M. Violette. Published 1911

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com