Newton Township is a township in Winnebago County, Iowa, in the USA.[1]

History

Newton Township was founded in 1881.[2] It was likely named for Newton H. Bailey, a pioneer settler.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa
  2. ↑ History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 923.
  3. ↑ History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. p. 120.

43°23′10″N 93°40′34″W / 43.386°N 93.676°W / 43.386; -93.676


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