Greenwood Township, Franklin County, Kansas

Greenwood Township
Township
Greenwood Baptist Church and Cemetery
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 38°33′53″N 095°27′09″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	30.47 sq mi (78.92 km^2)
• Land	30.45 sq mi (78.85 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km^2)  0.08%
Elevation	1,093 ft (333 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	429
• Density	14.1/sq mi (5.4/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS ID	479626

Greenwood Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, United States-. As of the 2000 census, its population was 429.

Geography

Greenwood Township covers an area of 30.47 square miles (78.9 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Coal Creek, Kelsey Creek, Little Sac Branch and Whisky Creek run through this township.

History

The Sac and Fox Agency post office opened in 1855.^[1] It was renamed to Greenwood in 1861 but was discontinued in 1872.^[2] Greenwood Township was organized in 1865 from a part of Ohio Township. The Sac and Fox agency itself was removed from the territory in 1863 to Quenemo, Osage County, and the first settlement in Greenwood occurred that year^[3]:621.

The town of Greenwood is located where the Sac and Fox Agency used to be. It was here where Keokuk and the other Sac nation members were relocated after the Black Hawk War.

When the Indians were removed it was determined to start a town. Judge G. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas, then United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs, assisted in making the treaty. The original settlers laid out the town and named it after Judge Greenwood. Two or three houses were built, but the town never prospered, but instead, passed rapidly out of existence^{[citation needed]}.

The settlement of Greenwood is survived by the Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood Community Church, and Greenwood Community Building.

Cemeteries

Greenwood Township contains the cemeteries of Central, Davidson, Greenwood, Hard Fish, and Keokuk.

Transportation

Greenwood Township contains one airport or landing strip, Chippewa Ranch Airport.

References

1. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
3. Andreas, A. T. (1883). History of the state of Kansas: containing a full account of its growth, of its early settlements, [etc.] Also, a supplementary history and description of its counties, cities, towns, and villages; to which are added biographical sketches of prominent men and early settlers. Chicago.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Franklin County, Kansas

External links

• City-Data.com