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

Hurricane Township took its name from a former creek of the same name within its borders, where a "hurricane" (archaic term for tornado) had struck. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurricane Township, Lincoln County, Missouri
  2. "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

39°09′54″N 90°50′09″W / 39.1649594°N 90.8359395°W / 39.1649594; -90.8359395


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