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

Cowan Township has the name of Richard "Uncle Dicky" Cowan, a pioneer settler.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cowan Township, Wayne County, Missouri
  2. "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

37°12′52″N 90°17′18″W / 37.2144°N 90.2883°W / 37.2144; -90.2883


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