McCredie Township was created sometime between 1883 and 1897 from what was before then, generally speaking, the southern sector of a much larger historic Liberty Township, with some alterations of adjacent township boundaries.[4][5]
McCredie was the name of a prominent local family.[6]
The main town, long named McCredie, was fused into the incorporation of the village of Kingdom City in 1970.[7]
Geography
McCredie Township covers an area of 39.35 square miles (101.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Kingdom City, plus rural homes.
The streams of Allen Branch, Leeper Branch, McKinney Creek, Rocky Branch and Sallees Branch run through this township.
^Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society: Combined Stnndard Atlases of Callaway County 1876-1897-1919 Indexed. Mt Vernon IN: Windmill Publications, 1994.
^Missouri State Library. History of Callaway County, Missouri. St Louis: National Historical Company, 1884.