In 1883, the very first attempt to record a highly-detailed history of Johnson County, Iowa was published (see above). As you can imagine, this 966-page volume was packed with valuable information, and with its publication, it became one of the primary sources for all historians over the years that followed. In one small section of the book (pages 184-185 and 692-762), the authors give us a fairly extensive overview of the history of each of the twenty-one townships of Johnson County. We’ve reproduced pp 184-185 (below) to give you a brief look at each of those townships…
As you can see from the list above, there were, in 1882, 21 post offices located in 16 of the 21 townships: Solon (Big Grove), Tiffin (Clear Creek), Lone Tree, Shoo Fly & River Junction (Freemont), Morse & Oasis (Graham), Windham (Hardin), Shueyville (Jefferson), Bon Accord (Liberty), Coralville & Iowa City (West & East Lucas), Chase (Madison), Gregg & Danforth (Monroe), Oxford (Oxford), North Liberty (Penn), Morfordsville (Pleasant Valley), Sharon Center (Sharon), and Amish & Frank Pierce (Washington).
Now, we are guessing as you look at that list of 21 Johnson County locations, many are names that you are not familiar with, correct? Which brings us to the purpose behind this webpage…
So today, we’ve taken both Mott’s 1930’s list and Weber’s 1984 article, combined their results with a few other reliable resources, and we have a fairly comprehensive list of 72 different names – representing 58 different towns, villages and post offices – located across 19 different Johnson County townships. In order to give you a better feel for these ghost towns, villages and post offices, we are posting here maps of the townships depicted in J.J. Novak’s New Map of Johnson County published in 1889. Now, obviously, some of these lost treasures were either long gone by then, or in some cases, they hadn’t even been born yet. But, either way, while these lost towns, villages and post offices are no longer with us, they are now, most certainly, never forgotten…
So…here we go. Below is a map of Johnson County as it was in 1889. To give you just a brief background: Johnson County, Iowa had its beginning on December 21, 1837. At that time, its population was made up of about 1,500 Native Americans and less than 50 white settlers. By 1838, when Iowa became a U.S. Territory, most of our Native American friends had been pushed westward, leaving around 200 souls living here. By 1840, that number had grown to 1,500, ballooned to 4,500 in 1850, and by 1860, Johnson County had a population of nearly 18,000. In 1889, when this map was published, the population was around 23,000. You can read more about the earliest days of Johnson County here.
Now that you’ve seen the complete list, let’s walk, alphabetically, through each of the 21 Johnson County Townships, giving you more details on each lost town, village and/or post office recorded in that township. Again, keep in mind that the 1889 map may or may not include the names mentioned since some ghost towns disappeared prior to 1889, and a handful actually sprung up after 1889 but disappeared in the years following. It’s also important to remember that some township lines changed as newer townships were added (in the 1850’s) to the original townships (created in the 1840’s). Finally, keep in mind that our list records “ghost” post offices, which means the town might still exist, but it no longer hosts a U.S.P.S. post office. An example would be Shueyville in Jefferson Township. The community is still there, but the post office is long gone.
One other note: if you click on one of the 1889 township maps below, we’ve linked each map to its original source: The University of Iowa Digital Library. Here, you can explore a bit deeper into the map, if you’re wanting more detail. Enjoy your journey, and let us know which “ghost” name intrigues you the most. Might it be Shoo Fly, Wad Town, Snook’s Corner, or just maybe…Big Bottom and/or Buttsville?
Big Grove Township is the home of the thriving community of Solon (pictured below) – whose founder was John West in 1842. The little community was vacated for some reason in 1847, but in 1850, H. H. Kerr and P. B. Anders resurrected the “lost” village, laid out the town in lots and finally, on July 2, 1877, was incorporated. You can read more about Solon here.
Cedar Township – Nolan Settlement – An Irish community formed in 1859 and located near St. Bridget’s Catholic Church just east of Solon (in nearby Big Grove Township).
Cedar Township – Sutliff – Located in Section 11, and founded at the location of Sutliff’s ferry, which was first operated between 1838-1840 by Allen C. Sutliff. The ferry service was later sold to Jim McLellan, whose nickname of “Butts” also tagged the community with the name Buttsville. Sutliff’s Bridge (see pic below) was built in 1897 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Read more about the 1843 survey that produced one of the first roads across Cedar Township.
Clear Creek Township – Oakdale – Built in 1908, the Iowa State Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Oakdale – at one time – had a bed capacity for more than 400 TB patients and was a regular stop on the CRANDIC Interurban. Read more about Oakdale here.
Clear Creek Township – Sprague Grove — A settlement located in Section 29 by Jonathan Sprague from Ohio/Pennsylvania, who staked his claim and built a log cabin here in 1839.
Fremont Township – Palestine – Located in Section 18 was nicknamed Poker Town for apparent reasons, and had a general store, a blacksmith shop, Gallagher’s machine shop and saw mill – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from July 18, 1855 to December 26, 1873 with the first postmaster being John W. Steel. See the picture from Palestine below…
Fremont Township – River Junction – Located in Section 12 in 1873 by John and Louisa Porter – very near the proposed site of Sepanamo (see below) – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from December 26, 1873 to August 22, 1933 when the railroad came through. The first postmaster was Henry Walker. Other names for River Junction included Stumptown and Stumpy. The community was named after its location at the confluence of the English and Iowa Rivers. Its population was 42 in 1902, and 42 in 1940! In 1984, Iowa City historian Irving Weber wrote a short piece on River Junction – but inaccurately placed it in nearby Pleasant Valley Township. See picture & Weber’s article below…
Fremont Township – Sepanamo or Sepenamo – Located in the western part of Section 12, on the east side of the Iowa River opposite the mouth of the English River. It is believed that this site was the location of Chief Totokonok‘s village on the Iowa River and that the Meskwaki word “sepenamo” was translated as “river” (sepe) “junction” (namo). Laid out in 1837 by Jonas M. Higley – an employee of John Gilbert – Sepanamo was the first town platted in Johnson County, but it never materialized. For a short time (1849-1859), U.S.P.S. did operate a post office here named Seventy Seven with its first postmaster being John Porter. Later, when nearby Lone Tree was organized, this area post office was permanently relocated there with Samuel Hinkley becoming the first postmaster.
Fremont Township – Shoo Fly – Located in the northeast part of Section 32 in 1851. Records show that Shoo Fly was a stage coach stop on the Iowa City to Burlington line with a general store and a U.S.P.S. post office here from May 11, 1871 to February 14, 1901 with its first postmaster being Levi Kiser. Some believe Section 32 was also the location of the Sauk chief Hardfish’s village – identified as “Indian Village” in David C. Mott’s 1930 article. Read more about the stage coach era here.
Graham Township – Elmira or Elmyra – Located in the northwest corner of the SW1/4 of Section 22 on the BCR&N Railroad – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here named Ives from April 14, 1892 to June 30,1903 with its first postmaster being William Stiff. Read more about Elmira here. In 1984, Iowa City historian Irving Weber wrote a short piece on Elmira. See his article below…
Graham Township – Morse – Located on the BCR&N Railroad in Section 9, was founded by A.W., A.M., E.K., and Mary A. Morse, and Orrin and Sarah Andrews in March 1871 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from May 11, 1871 to October 31, 1948 with Edwin K. Morse serving as the first postmaster. See a rare postal cover from Morse below…
Graham Township – Oasis – Located on the BCR&N Railroad in Section 26 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here beginning on July 1, 1864 with Andrew Graham as the first postmaster. When Graham died in 1870, the community and post office was renamed – Graham – for its founding father, with Ezra Thompson taking over as postmaster. From May 12, 1871 to August 10, 1871, there was a three-month period where the post office was temporarily moved to nearby Digby (see Scott Township). Upon it’s return on August 10, 1871, the name was changed back to Oasis and the post office continued until May 15, 1920. See a rare postal card from Oasis below…
Hardin Township – Cosgrove – Located in Section 23 of the township – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from September 23, 1891 to July 31, 1902 with its first postmaster being Albert P. Rohret.
Hardin Township – Frendale – Located in the western part of Section 32 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from April 16, 1895 to July 31, 1902 with its first postmaster being Merton L. Ferson.
Hardin Township – Windham – Located in the central part of Section 34 on the claim of Asbury D. and Nancy Packard – was platted in October 1854 and filed November 1, 1854 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from August 8, 1854 to July 31, 1902 with its first postmaster being Orville B. Barrows. In its earliest days, Windham was known as Wad Town – taking its name from the initials of W.A. Diehl who ran the general store there.
Jefferson Township – Cou Falls – Located in Section 21 of the township, this village was platted in April 1905 with Robert J. and Laura C. Safely listed as the first property owners – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from September 19, 1906 to December 15, 1917 with its first postmaster being Frank J. Vondracek.
Jefferson Township – Green Castle – Located in the southwest corner of Section 31 in Jefferson Township and in the northwest corner of Section 6 in Madison Township, it was platted in September 1856. The property owners were William and Mary E. Horner and Andrew and Rebecca Day, and records show a U.S.P.S post office operated here for a very brief time with no dates recorded.
Jefferson Township – Hueston – Located in the northern part of the township – as shown on maps of 1856 and 1857.
Jefferson Township – Shueyville – Located in Section 3 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from March 14, 1856 to April 21, 1934 with its first postmaster being Walter L. Goodhue. Obviously, Shueyville still exists today, but the post office is long gone. See a rare postal cover from Shueyville below…
Jefferson Township – Western – A town in Linn County – the home of Western College (1857) – to which an addition was made by J.E. and Mary M. Powersox in 1860 in Section 3 of Jefferson Township.
Liberty Township – Hill’s Siding – Located in Sections 15 and 22, and platted on May 12, 1900 by the property owner G. W. Koontz – U.S.P.S. opened a post office here on June 17, 1891 with its first postmaster being Edith O. Lloyd. On September 8, 1899, the name was permanently changed to Hills, with its first postmaster being Henry B. Cline.
Liberty Township – Sandtown – Located just east of Hills but very little is known other than it’s believed that today’s Sand Road – which runs south of Iowa City – was originally called Sandtown Road, and Sandtown Cemetery – which is located just east of Hills in Pleasant Valley Township – is associated with this lost community.
Liberty Township – Seventy Eight – Located in Section 27, on the west bank of the Iowa River – U.S.P.S. operated a post office that went by this name from June 28, 1852 to December 12, 1879. Its first postmaster was George Fesler.
Liberty Township – South Liberty – Located in the western part of Section 17, and laid out in 1857 by Vincent Grove – U.S.P.S. operated a post office named Bon Accord here from January 4, 1858 to August 15,1900 with its first postmaster being Henry Pulvermacher. In 1984, Iowa City historian Irving Weber wrote a short piece on Bon Accord/South Liberty (below) and below is a rare postal cover that was postmarked at the Bon Accord Post Office in the mid-1860’s…
Lincoln Township is the home of the Polygonal Barn (see below) built in 1880 by George Frank Longerbean. The barn was an 8-sided structure and has subsequently been torn down. It featured a bell shaped roof of curving hand-laminated beams. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Lucas (East)* Township – Goosetown – A section of Iowa City located on the north side between Church and Bloomington Streets, and so called because of the numerous flocks of geese kept there by the early Bohemians.
Lucas (East)* Township – Napoleon – Located in Section 22, about two miles south of the business section of Iowa City and east of the Iowa River. It was laid out in 1837 by John Gilbert, and in 1838, legally became the county seat, but failed to keep the title when Iowa City was established in 1839 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from March 2, 1839 to November 14, 1839 before moving to Iowa City. John Gilbert received the commission as Napoleon’s first postmaster, but died one day after receiving it. A log cabin and one frame house were the only buildings ever erected on the town site. Read more about Napoleon here. See a rare postal cover from Napoleon and an Irving Weber 1984 article below…
Lucas (East)* Township – Osceola – This rival county seat was laid out on paper by Johnson County pioneer Pleasant Harris in 1837-38. In 1838, Napoleon was chosen as the county seat and Osceola was never developed.
Lucas (West)* Township – Clarksville – An early name of the town at the site of the dam on the Iowa River, now called Coralville. The name Clarksville was in honor of Ezekiel Clark, one of the early Johnson County pioneers interested in water power. The first postmaster here was Lemuel G. Wilson. Read more about Clarksville here.
*On January 15, 1873 – Lucas Township was divided (at the Iowa River) into two townships: East Lucas and West Lucas (see map below) but, obviously, in the 1889 map (above), that designation was not represented…
Madison Township – Chase – Located in the southwest corner of Section 33 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from March 17, 1868 to September 15,1902 with its first postmaster being Orville G. Babcock.
Madison Township – Curtis – Located in the southern part of Section 22, on the south side of the Iowa River – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from November 26, 1897 to February 27,1909 with its first postmaster being Simon L. Shubert.
Madison Township – Green Castle – Located in the northwest corner of Section 6 in Madison Township, and the southwest corner of Section 31 in Jefferson Township, it was platted in September 1856. The property owners were William and Mary E. Horner and Andrew and Rebecca Day, and records show a post office operated here for a very brief time with no dates recorded.
Madison Township – Mid River – Located in Section 27, an Interurban stop on the CRANDIC Railway Line. Read more about the Interurban here.
Madison Township – New Castle – Located in the northwestern part of the township, on the south side of the Iowa River – shown on maps 1881 through 1887.
Madison Township – Young – Located in Section 2, an Interurban stop on the CRANDIC Railway Line. Read more about the Interurban here.
Prior to the mid-1840s, the area was known as Dupont’s Precinct because William Dupont kept a whisky cabin there, which became a way-mark for which the settlement became known.
Monroe Township – Danforth – Located in Section 3 of the township – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from June 19, 1858 to September 30, 1901 with its first postmaster being Henry Myers.
Monroe Township – Gregg – Located in the eastern part of Section 14 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from February 5, 1879 to November 30, 1899 with its first postmaster being Graham Thorn. See a rare postal cover from Gregg below…
Monroe Township – Malvern – A pioneer named Dr. Mott located the town in the northern section (81N, R8W) of the township – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from October 24,1857 to July 26,1865 with Horace H. Grosvenor serving as its first postmaster.
Monroe Township – Monroe – Located in the southeastern part of the township near the line between Sections 25 and 26 on William Dupont’s claim on the east side of the Iowa River. Monroe was surveyed and platted on July 18, 1839, but never materialized.
Newport Township – Newport – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here intermittently from September 19, 1853 to July 19, 1865; February 23, 1870 to April 8, 1871; September 6, 1871 to July 10, 1878; and Aug 8, 1878 to April 15,1880. Newport’s first postmaster was Nathaniel B. Morse. In 1984, Iowa City historian Irving Weber wrote a short piece on Newport…
Newport Township – Newport Center – Different from Newport, located near the east line of the township – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from September 19, 1853 to April 21, 1865 and from January 26, 1866 to January 24, 1870. Newport Center’s first postmaster was Martha G. Trotter.
Oxford Township – Copi – Located in Section 24 of the township, the town was named after the Native American name – Copiheenoc – which was the stream Col. S. C. Trowbridge named Clear Creek – U.S.P.S. opened a post office here beginning on February 23, 1847 with James Douglass serving as the first postmaster. It was closed on December 4, 1866, but re-established on May 17, 1867 with John E. Douglass as postmaster. A second closure came on March 9, 1868, but, again, it was re-established on April 28, 1868 with Rufus Stringer as postmaster. The final closure came on September 9, 1870 when the post office was finally moved to nearby Tiffin in Clear Creek Township. In 1984, Iowa City historian Irving Weber wrote a short piece on Copi, but missed the date of the first post office by 3 years (see below)…
Oxford Township – Nemora – Laid out and platted as Oxford in Section 21 by P.C. and Augusta C.S. Wilcox – U.S.P.S. opened a post office here on September 13, 1855 with John L. Hartwell serving as postmaster. On April 7, 1865, the name – Oxford – was changed to Nemora with Elias C. Vaughn as postmaster. On January 11, 1869, the name Oxford was re-established and it remains in service today. We have three rare postal covers from Oxford/Nemora (below)…
Oxford Township – Tanktown – Located in Section 21, a few shanties were erected and occupied by section hands around the water tank of the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad before the town of Oxford was laid out (see above). Most people still called it Tank or Tanktown for several years after the town of Oxford had been established.
(JP-101a & JP101b) Nemora – Oxford Township – Two rare postal covers postmarked in Nemora, Iowa in the late 1860’s.
Home of North Liberty, Penn Township is named for William Penn, and includes attractions like the Coralville Lake, the Devonian Fossil Gorge, and Penn Meadows Park. See maps from 1870 (left) and 1900 (right) below…
Penn Township – Big Bend – Located near the boundary line of Penn and Madison Townships, it was named because of its location near the big bend in the Iowa River. It was also known as Big Bottom and North Bend.
Penn Township – Squash Bend – An early name for North Liberty.
Pleasant Valley Township – Morfordsville – Located in the southwestern part of Section 24, platted in February 1855 by John Morford – U.S.P.S. opened a post office here on April 3,1856 with James S. Negley serving as the first postmaster. The post office closed on February 16, 1857, was re-established on March 9, 1876 with Melvin Smith as postmaster, but finally discontinued on March 3,1894.
Pictured above are Johnson County pioneers who settled in Pleasant Valley Township and held turn-of-the-century reunion picnics in nearby River Junction (see Fremont Township). Read more about the Old Settlers of Johnson County Association here.
Scott Township – Carthage – Located in the eastern part of the township, 6 miles east of Iowa City – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from August 18, 1853 to September 4, 1865 with its first postmaster being David J. Wilson. Below is a rare postal cover from Carthage…
Scott Township – Digby – For three months (May 12, 1871 to August 10, 1871), the post office in nearby Graham (see Graham Township) was temporarily moved to Digby – the railway station located on the BCR&N Railroad between Iowa City and Elmira – with Ezra Thompson as postmaster. Upon it’s return to Graham, the post office’s name was changed back to Oasis and it continued there until May 15, 1920.
Scott Township – HigBee’s Grove – This beautiful stand of timber, according to the pioneers, was in Sections 31 and 32 on what was known as the lower Muscatine road.
Scott Township – Midway – Located about 5.5 miles southeast of Iowa City, the population was 597 in 1902.
Sharon Township – Bayertown – Located in Section 24 of the township. In 1984, Iowa City historian Irving Weber wrote a short piece on Bayertown (below)…
Sharon Township – Bell Air or Belle Aire – Located in the northwestern part of Section 35 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from June 29, 1857 to January 22, 1877, re-established July 13, 1877, and was finally discontinued October 29, 1877. Bell Air’s first postmaster was Lewis Hartman.
Sharon Township – Sharon Center – Located in Sections 9 and 16 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from January 28, 1878 to August 15, 1900 with its first postmaster being James C. Shrader. We have two rare postal covers from Sharon Center (below) and in 1984, Iowa City historian Irving Weber wrote a short piece on Sharon Center as well (below)…
(JP-103a & JP103b) Sharon Center – Sharon Township – Two rare postal items – a cover and a postcard postmarked in Sharon Center, Iowa in the 1880’s.
Union Township – Snooks Grove – Located in northern part of the township, west of the Johnson County Poor Farm, probably in Sections 9 and 10.
Union Township – Unity – Located in the northeast corner of Section 16 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from October 13, 1871 to April 3, 1882, and again from June 7, 1893 to August 15, 1900. Unity’s first postmaster was Eldridge Green.
Washington Township – Amish – Located in the western part of Section 22 – U.S.P.S. operated a post office here from September 26, 1857 to September 15, 1903 with first postmaster being Horatio N. Shaff. Today’s remaining village is also called Joetown. See three rare postal covers from Amish below…
Washington Township – Williamstown – Located in the SE1/4 corner of Section 11, and platted in 1854 by C.N. and Sarah Williams – U.S.P.S. operated a post office named Frank Pierce here from August 18, 1853 to June 15,1903. Also known as Frytown – named after the first postmaster William H. Fry and his large family that had settled here.
In 1853, my gg grandparents – Jacob & Catharine Boller – moved to Washington Township from Ohio, eventually owning 320 acres (see below) of rich farmland. My Boller family still lives on some of that land yet today. Read more here.
Historical records include two Johnson County sites that have records indicating a post office was here, yet no maps from the dates indicated show their location. So, we know these two post offices existed, yet they were probably so small, it’s likely no one bothered placing them on a county map!
Unknown Township – Dodd – Listed as a U.S.P.S. post office in Johnson County in the U.S. Official Register from March 31, 1881 to January 10, 1882, but was not found on maps for that period. Dodd’s first postmaster was Sarah Lyon.
Unknown Township – Leona – Listed as a U.S.P.S. post office in Johnson County in the U.S. Official Register from May 21, 1857 to May 14, 1858, but was not found on maps for that period. Leona’s first postmaster was Edward T. Williams.
Of course, the University of Iowa Digital Library offers access to many other maps of Johnson County. Above (left) is a map of Johnson County public schools in 1912, and (right), a map of the county in 1930. Below are links to help you do more searching…
1870 Johnson County Township Maps
1900 Johnson County Township Maps
1930 Johnson County Township Maps
Can you name them?
Coralville, Hills, Iowa City, Lone Tree, North Liberty, Oxford, Solon, Swisher & Tiffin.
We close this page with a beautiful map of Iowa City as it appeared in Novak’s New Map of Johnson County published in 1889…
January 7, 1846 – The second township of Johnson County – Cedar Township – is incorporated.
February 10, 1846 – Nine townships in Johnson County, Iowa are incorporated – including Lucas Township, home to Iowa City & Coralville.
August 18, 1853 – The United States Postal Service opens a new post office in Johnson County, Iowa – naming it Frank Pierce, and appointing William H. Fry as postmaster. The town was originally called Williamstown, but eventually became known as Frytown.
March 5, 1854 – Johnson County’s twelfth township – Jefferson Township – is incorporated.
March 6, 1854 – Johnson County’s thirteenth township – Union Township – is incorporated.
March 3, 1856 – Johnson County’s fourteenth township – Oxford Township – is incorporated.
January 5, 1857 – Johnson County’s fifteenth township – Graham Township – is incorporated.
April 6, 1857 – Johnson County’s sixteenth township – Fremont Township – is incorporated.
January 4, 1858 – Johnson County’s seventeenth township – Hardin Township – is incorporated.
February 1, 1858 – Johnson County’s eighteenth township – Sharon Township – is incorporated.
October 15, 1860 – Johnson County’s nineteenth township – Madison Township – is incorporated.
June 8, 1870 – Johnson County’s twentieth township – Lincoln Township – named for the late 16th President, is incorporated.
January 15, 1873 – Johnson County’s Lucas Township – home to Iowa City & Coralville – is divided (at the Iowa River) into two townships: East Lucas and West Lucas.
January 28, 1878 – In Johnson County’s eighteenth township – Sharon Township – the U.S.P.S. opens a new post office in Sharon Center, with its first postmaster, James C. Shrader.
Kudos to the amazing resources below for the many quotes, photographs, etc. used on this page.
Johnson County Iowa Place Names, Harvey Henry, July 31, 2006, Johnson County IAGENWeb Project
Novak’s New Map of Johnson County, Iowa, 1889, J. J. Novak, University of Iowa Digital Library
Plat book of Johnson County, Iowa, 1930, University of Iowa Digital Library
Ghost Towns of Johnson County, Irving Weber, Iowa City Press-Citizen, June 16, 1984, p 4
Big Grove Township, IAGenWeb-Johnson County Townships
Solon Village (Big Grove Township), IAGenWeb-Johnson County
Big Grove – Fuhrmeister, Christopher Conrad Fuhrmeister, Find-A-Grave
Fuhrmeister history, Leading events in Johnson County, Iowa, Clarence R. Aurner, 1912, pp 680-681
Nolan Settlement – Irish In Iowa, CelticCousins.net
Friends of St. Bridget’s Church.org
Jonathan Sprague, Find-A-Grave
The Palestine Methodist School pic, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City
River Junction, Iowa, Wikipedia
John Henry 10/13/1822, IAGenWeb Johnson County Biographies
Graham Township, IAGenWeb – Johnson County Townships
Windham Profile, JohnsonCountyIowa.gov
Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Liberty Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Lincoln Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township, Wikipedia
Map of East & West Lucas Townships -1900, Iowa Digital Library
Madison Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Madison Township – The First School, IAGenWeb-Johnson County
Monroe Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Newport Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Oxford Township, IAGenWeb-Johnson County Townships
Penn Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Pleasant Valley Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Scott Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Sharon Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Union Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa, Wikipedia
Post Offices in Johnson County, Countyoffices.org
Map of Johnson County, Johnson County.gov
Kudos to Jim Petersen, who contributed names of first postmasters, taken from the book: Postmarked Iowa, Guy Reed Ramsey, January 1, 1976
Kudos to Johnson County historian – Roger Duffey – for his contributions to this page.
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