Palmyra Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Douglas County, Kansas
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Histo ...
,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 5,760. It was named after a small trail stop on the
Santa Fe Trail that was later absorbed into
Baldwin City.
When it was first established in 1855, it was called Calhoun, until 1858.
Geography
Palmyra Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement,
Baldwin City. According to the
USGS
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, it contains six cemeteries: Baldwin City, Brumbaugh, Oakwood, Old Black Jack, Prairie City and Vinland.
The stream of Wymore Creek runs through this township.
Adjacent townships
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Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (northwest)
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Eudora Township, Douglas County (northeast)
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McCamish Township,
Johnson County (east)
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Richland Township,
Miami County (southeast)
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Franklin Township,
Franklin County (south)
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Hayes Township, Franklin County (southwest)
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Willow Springs Township, Douglas County (west)
Towns and settlements
Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.
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Baldwin City, located at
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Black Jack, located at
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Brooklyn
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, located at
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Clearfield, located at
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Prairie City, located at
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Vinland
Vinland, Vineland, or Winland ( non, Vínland ᚠᛁᚾᛚᛅᚾᛏ) was an area of coastal North America explored by Vikings. Leif Erikson landed there around 1000 AD, nearly five centuries before the voyages of Christopher Columbus and John ...
, located at
Transportation
Major highways
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U.S. Highway 56
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K-33
Airports
Palmyra Township contains one airport or landing strip, Vinland Valley Aerodrome.
Places of interest
*Douglas State Fishing Lake northeast of Baldwin City has fishing, hunting and limited camping.
*Signal Oak, a hill north of Baldwin where a tall oak tree once stood that was used to warn
Lawrence
Lawrence may refer to:
Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
about approaching guerrilla attacks during the
American Civil War
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. The tree is gone but is clearly marked and has a scenic view of the Coal Creek, Wakarusa and Kaw Valleys.
*Spring Lake, a small fishing and recreation lake southeast of Baldwin offer scenic views, fishing and hiking trails.
*Ivan Boyd Prairie Preserve and Robert Pearson Memorial Park, located east of Baldwin marks wagon ruts along the
Santa Fe Trail and the
Battle of Black Jack which some consider the first battle of the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
.
References
Sources
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External links
US-Counties.com
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Townships in Douglas County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas