Claibourne

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Union County, Ohio, United States, named after the Buller Claibourne survey.


Branchburg

A township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.


Spring Lake

A number of communities in the United States:

A township in Tazewell County, Illinois.

A township and village therein, in Ottawa County, Michigan.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Scott County, Minnesota.

A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Spring Lake Township.


North Branch

Many places are named after north branches of rivers.

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Lapeer County, Michigan.

A township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.


Lake Jessie

A township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.


Richwood

A township in Becker County, Minnesota, named after a place in Ontario.


South Arm

Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County#English

A township in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.


Shawswick

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States.


Western Mound

A township in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.


Raccoon

Four townships, one each in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Raccoon Township.


East Mead

A township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Frenchtown

From French + town, often referring to French settlers.

A township in Antelope County, Nebraska.


Sagola

Dickinson County
Dickinson County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Dickinson County, Michigan, United States.


Otsego Lake

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Otsego County, Michigan, named after the lake.


Taiwu

Rainfall totals in excess of 20 inches were measured in the mountains of Taiwan, while Taiwu Township in Pingtung County recorded just over 30 inches of rain.

2016 September 14, Jane Onyanga-Omara, Doyle Rice, “Typhoon Meranti slams into China after battering Taiwan”, in USA Today, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-09-15, Weather:

Pingtung, Taitung and Hualien counties all reported one-day rainfall totals over 19 inches. The mountainous Taiwu Township measured an incredible 31 inches.

2016 September 14, Angela Fritz, “Typhoon Meranti blasted Taiwan, and now it’s headed to China”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-09-15:

The performers are students from the Taiwu Elementary School in Pingtung County’s Taiwu Township (泰武) who belong to the Taiwu Children’s Ancient Ballads Troupe (泰武古謠傳唱), as well as elders of the Puljetji community.

2017 March 10, Diane Baker, “Highlight: Singing of life and history”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-12, Features, page 13:

Hou has been well regarded since her earlier days editing magazines for Pingtung's Taiwu Township and Mutan Township, with some remarking at the time that "these township magazines are better produced than central government magazines."

2020 September, Lan-Shu (曾蘭淑) Tseng, “公部門刊物華麗變身《Amazing Pingtung》、《本事》 [The Metamorphosis of Government Magazines—Amazing Pingtung and Benshi]”, in 台灣光華雜誌 [Taiwan Panorama], volume 45, number 9, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21, column 1:

Pingtung's Taiwu Township, meanwhile, has gotten over 1,000 millimeters of rain in the last two days.

2021 October 13, M. Chuang, “圓規外圍雲系發展旺盛 東部.恆春豪雨特報 [Firefighters Rescue Family of Seven in Hualien]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 2022-10-19:

A mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.


Aldborough

From Old English eald (“old”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Aldbrough, Aldeburgh, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.

doublet

A former township in West Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, named after Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England.


Somerford

"The ford crossable in summer", from Old English sumor (“summer”) + ford.

A township in Madison County, Ohio, United States (a community in the township is named Summerford).


Mahwah

A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.


Dunoon

A township in the City of Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa.


Lismore

From Irish lios mór and Scottish Gaelic Lios Mòr.

A minor city and township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States, named after the Irish town.


Rivoli

A township in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.


Otonabee-South Monaghan

Created on the merger of Otonabee and South Monaghan townships in 1998.

Peterborough County
Peterborough County#English

A township in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.


Connellsville

A city and township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Zachariah Connell.


North Dumfries

A township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.


Fuli

Sunday's quakes damaged the east coast railroad at seven places in the 75-mile stretch between Hualien and Taitung.
Hualien, hard hit by quakes that killed about 100 persons Oct. 22 and 23, suffered no casualties Sunday.
The rail towns of Yuli and Fuli 50 and 60 miles south, bore the bunt of the Sunday tremors.

1951 November 26, “15 Killed, Over 200 Hurt In Latest Formosa Quakes”, in Victoria Daily Times, volume 118, number 279, Victoria, B.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, columns 6, 7:

Loshan Village of Fuli Township in Hualien was Taiwan's first demo village of organic agriculture.

2016 June 29, Hsiao-Ying (張筱瑩) Chang, 周明文 [Chou Ming-Wen], “羅山有機示範村 青年返鄉共尋出路 [FIRST ORGANIC AGRICULTURE DEMONSTRATION VILLAGE]”, in Anthony Lin, transl., Public Television Service, archived from the original on 2016-06-30:

A rural township in Hualien County, Taiwan.


Rich Grove

A township in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States.


Tiny

A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Nam Sách

A township and capital of Nam Sách district, Hải Dương, Vietnam.


Pittsford

A number of places in the United States:

census-designated place
census-designated place

Hillsdale County
Hillsdale County#English

A township and census-designated place therein, in Hillsdale County, Michigan, named after Pittsford, New York.


Rootstown

From Root + -s- + town, named after Ephraim Root.

A township in Portage County, Ohio, United States.


Railroad

A township in Starke County, Indiana, United States.


New Milford

Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County#English

A borough and township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.


Wrightstown

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Muskoka Lakes

A township in the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.


Xinfeng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新豐／新丰 (Xīnfēng).

Taiwan's Coast Guard found a drifting vessel with 43 Vietnamese stowaways on board off Xinfeng Township in Hsinchu County, a Coast Guard spokesman said Wednesday.

2013 March 27, “43 Vietnamese stowaways found off Hsinchu”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2023-06-21, Society:

Cohosted by the Max Liu Culture and Art Foundation, the exhibition in Hsinchu County’s Xinfeng Township (新豐) features a range of Liu’s works, from self-portraits to paintings of the Po Yo Bird (婆憂鳥), Liu’s bird invention that is common in his work and based on a story told to him by his grandmother.

2019 May 15, Liao Hsueh-ju, Sherry Hsiao, “Hsinchu exhibits Max Liu”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-05-14, Taiwan News, page 4:

A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.


Emei

Temperatures in several parts of Taiwan dipped to single digits early yesterday morning, with Emei Township (峨眉) of Hsinchu County in the north recording the lowest temperature of 8.4°C for low-lying areas, the agency said.

2024 January 15, “Seasonal winds expected to emerge today: CWA”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-14, Taiwan News, page 2:


Hukou

Taxis arrive to pick up passengers cleared to leave the centralized quarantine facility in Hukou township in Hsinchu county in Northern Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.

2020 September 8, Huizhong Wu, “VIRUS DIARY: One midnight moment in Taiwan’s virus battle”, in The Washington Post, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-05-05:

Police tracked down a 32-year-old wanted man, surnamed Dang (鄧), to a dormitory in Hsinchu County's Hukou Township, reported TVBS.

2023 July 17, Keoni Everington, “Migrant worker stabs cop, compatriot in north Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2023-07-17, Society:

According to the MNA, the Taipei-based 202nd Military Police Command's Quick Response Company will showcase its new Indian Challenger motorcycles at the Sept. 24 opening of the army base in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County.

2023 September 6, Matt Yu, Joseph Yeh, “DEFENSE/Taiwan military to showcase new Indian Challenger motorcycles at base opening”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2023-09-07, Politics:


Guanxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 關西 (Guānxī).

Visitors who do reach the town, in the hills of Hsinchu County southwest of the island’s capital city, Taipei, will find quiet, rural scenery, unique local food, unusual types of tea and a museum tour they’d be hard pressed to get anywhere else. Guanxi Township is also notable for its predominantly Hakka population; the Hakka were a nomadic people who settled widely around southern China and Taiwan, and are known for their courtyard homes. The first Hakka reached Taiwan in the 1600s.

2019 July 31, Ralph Jennings, “A bridge to the past in Taiwan: Guanxi, quiet retreat of century-old town houses, tea, and Hakka food”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-07-31, Travel & Leisure:

Education and training sessions were implemented after a baboon was shot by a member of the public after escaping from the Leofoo Village theme park in Hsinchu County’s Guanxi Township (關西), he said.
There has been a focus on training to coordinate local authorities, set up communication channels, dispatch animal control personnel, and protect and transport injured animals, he said.

2023 November 15, Yang Yuan-ting, Jason Pan, “Official defends efforts to control stray dogs”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-05-29, Taiwan News, page 3:

An urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.


Xinpu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新埔 (Xīnpǔ).

The center of shibing production is the township of Hsinpu (新埔) in Hsinchu County (新竹), where the dry climate and northeasterly autumn wind (九降風) provides an optimal environment for gradually drying the fruit through the effects of wind and sun.

[2015 February 14, Ian Bartholomew, “Candy from heaven”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-02-21, Features, page 12:

A notch or two below those in the popularity stakes, but if anything even more interesting, is the town of Sinpu Township (新埔).
Despite its name (which means “new village”), Sinpu has a relatively long history, and was already a commercial center during the early nineteenth century.

[2018 February 9, Richard Saunders, “Off the Beaten Track: Historic Sinpu”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-02-08, Features, page 13:

Notable attractions along the route include Yimin Temple in Hsinchu County’s Xinpu Township. While all Hakka places of worship in the nation bear the name Yimin, the temple in Xinpu is considered the Hakka people’s foremost religious center. Built in 1788, it is Taiwan’s oldest Yimin temple.

2018 September 16, “New travel route aims to spotlight vitality of Taiwan's Hakka culture”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2018-09-16, Culture:


Derrynane

A township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States, named after Derrynane Abbey.


St. Thomas

A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.


French Lick

Originally a French trading post near a salt lick. The township was named after French Lick Creek.

A township and town therein, in Orange County, Indiana, United States.


Wanluan

About 140 years ago, for example, a certain Hsü Kuang-ming established an ancestral estate in Wanluan consisting of ten hectares. The trust was specifically set aside to provide for his own worship after death, and access to its profits was to be enjoyed only by his descendants.

1972, Burton Pasternak, “Kinship”, in Kinship & Community in Two Chinese Villages, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 75–76:

They will be set up in Kungkuan and Tunglo in Miaoli County; Mingchien in Nantou County; Hsiaying, Shanshang and Hsinhua in Tainan County; Neipu, Kaoshu and Wanluan in Pingtung County; and Luyeh, Pinan, Taitung and Chihshang in Taitung County.

1973 March 25, “Zone plan will spur silk making”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XIV, number 11, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 5:

The village borders on the Hakka district of Wanluan on the southeastern outskirts of Chaozhou, and its temple is modest in size, with a front and rear chamber and two larger temporary extensions front and side. Yet its members (unaware of similarly named temples in Pingdong as well as Donggang) insist that it is the City God of the county of Pingdong.

2003, Donald S. Sutton, “Places: Nine Troupes in Their Local Settings”, in Steps of Perfection: Exorcistic Performers and Chinese Religion in Twentieth-Century Taiwan, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 63:

Wanluan (萬巒), a predominantly Hakka village in Pingtung’s foothills, owes its reputation as the capital of pig trotters (豬腳) to a visit by President Chiang Ching-kuo on January 2, 1981. Having walked through the old-town market, he stopped at Haihong Restaurant (海鴻飯店). Word of mouth did the rest: culinary tourists flocked in, restaurants proliferated, and in 2004 the Pingtung County Government launched Wanluan Pig Trotter Street (萬巒豬腳街).

2020 January 10, Mark Caltonhill, “A Culinary Tour of Taiwan”, in Taiwan Business TOPICS, archived from the original on 2020-09-30, Wine & Dine:

A rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.


North Fayette

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Cherry Grove

A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

A township in Warren County, Pennsylvania.


Sihhu

From Mandarin 四湖 (Sìhú), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sìhhú.

Peanut fields in Sihhu Township, Yunlin County were polluted.

2005, Annual Report, Council of Agriculture, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26:

Secondly, he compared the same figures for six townships within 10 kilometers of the plant—Mailiao, Dongshih, Lunbei, Sihhu, Taixi and Baojhong—with those of five similarly urbanized areas located outside the 10-km radius, namely Huwei, Erlun, Yuanchang and Cihtong townships.

2009 June 8, “Report links naphtha cracker emissions with cancer rates”, in Taiwan Today, archived from the original on 2023-07-20, Top News:

Sihhu Coastal Botanical Garden, located in the small village of Lincuo near Sihhu in Yunlin County, was founded in 1993 and covers an area of 22 hectares.[…]
Sihhu Coastal Botanical Garden is dedicated to species preservation in the western coastal area of Sihhu.

2011 December 29, “Sihhu Coastal Botanical Garden”, in Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, archived from the original on 2023-07-05, Botanical Gardens:

The Environmental Protection Bureau of Yunlin County and the Sihhu Township Office co-organized the “2017 Yulin County Fall Season Beach-cleaning Activity” at the Boziliao Harbor of Yunlin County’s Kouhu Township today (22). The Taipower Company also mobilized its employees in support of the event, attracting over 300 people to conduct cleanup activities along the coastline and its surrounding area.

2017 October 30, “2017 Yunlin County Fall Season Beach Cleaning Activity”, in 云林縣環境保護局 [Environmental Protection Bureau, Yunlin County], archived from the original on 2023-07-04, Latest News:

(2) Due to the subsidence rate which was more than 5 cm/yr in Sihhu Township in 2017, the new land subsidence monitoring well has been built up in Nangwang Elementary School on June 2018.

2018, “Monitoring and Analyzing Land Subsidence of Changhua and Yunlin Area in 2018 [107年度彰化及雲林地區地層下陷監測及分析]”, in 圖書典藏及影音數位平台圖書典藏及影音數位平台, →ISBN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-04, 英文摘要:

107年度彰化及雲林地區地層下陷監測及分析

Ministry of Interior data shows that Taiwan has 149 towns and villages where over half of the residents share the same last name. That’s out of 7,761 districts in Taiwan. In Yunlin’s Sihhu township, 65% of the people are surnamed Lin.

2018 November 5, Natalie Tso, “Same surname! 149 Taiwan towns have a “majority surname””, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 2023-07-04, News:

Children play in a foam pool at Santiaolun Beach in Yunlin County’s Sihhu Township yesterday.

2022 August 2, “Keeping cool”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-01, Taiwan News, page 3:

A rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.


Bensalem

A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Cramahe

Named after Hector Theophilus de Cramahé.

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A rural township in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.


Lake Villa

A township and village therein, in Lake County, Illinois, United States.


Lanark Highlands

A township in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Alnwick/Haldimand

A township in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.


Sodus

In New York, from a native word, Assorodus, for the bay there (Sodus Bay). Both townships were named after the New York town.

A township in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.

A township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States.


Trường Sa

A township in Trường Sa district, Khánh Hoà, Vietnam.


Lakefield

A township in Luce County, Michigan, United States.


An Dương

A township, the capital of An Dương district, Haiphong, Vietnam.


An Lão

A township, the capital of An Lão district, Haiphong, Vietnam.

A township, the capital of An Lão district, Bình Định, Vietnam.


New Berlin

A number of places in the United States:

A village and township in Sangamon County, Illinois.


Noxen

A township and census-designated place therein, in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Spring Grove

A city and township in Houston County, Minnesota.


Cross Creek

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A township in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Panther Creek

A township in Cass County, Illinois, United States.


Mill Creek

A number of communities in the United States:

A number of townships, listed under Mill Creek Township.


Haw Creek

In Missouri at least, named for the presence of black haw.

A number of streams and townships in the United States:

Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County#English

A township in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

A township in Morgan County, Missouri, named after the stream there.


Upper Allen

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Mechanicsburg.


East Zorra-Tavistock

A township in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1975.


Upper Southampton

A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Kalamo

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Eaton County, Michigan, United States.


Conoy

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Clam Union

Missaukee County
Missaukee County#English

A township in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States.


Scandia Valley

A township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, first settled by Scandinavian immigrants.


Zhaxigang

jäʹshēʹgängʹ

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 扎西崗.

A township in Gar, Ngari, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.


Maurice River

Maurice River
Maurice River Township
Maurice, Prince of Orange

Both are named after Maurice, Prince of Orange.

A township in Cumberland County, New Jersey.


Dick Johnson

Named after Vice-President Richard Mentor Johnson.

A township in Clay County, Indiana, United States


Pleasant Prairie

A township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States.


Fairgrove

A township and village therein, in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States.


Blandford-Blenheim

A township in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1975 from the townships of Blandford and Blenheim.


Deep River

A number of other places in the United States:


Goderich

A former township, now merged into Central Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario


Sewickley

Uncertain, see Sewickley, Pennsylvania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.

pedia

Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County#English

A township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.


Upper Providence

A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.


West Milford

A township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, originally named New Milford and renamed for Post Office reasons.


Arcola

A number of places in the United States:

A city and township in Douglas County, Illinois.


Brasstown

A mistranslation of its native Cherokee-language name Itse' yi, which correctly translates to "town of the green valley", as "Ûňtsaiyĭ" (meaning "brass").

A township in Clay County, North Carolina.


Idukki

Borrowed from Malayalam ഇടുക്കി (iṭukki).


Chocolay

Marquette County
Marquette County#English

A township in Marquette County, Michigan, United States, named after the river.


Edendale

A township in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.


New Trier

A township in Cook County, Illinois, United States.


Gillford

A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.


Sables-Spanish Rivers

Named after the River aux Sables and Spanish River (Ontario).

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A township in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.

River aux Sables
Spanish River (Ontario)


Little Traverse

A township in Emmet County, Michigan, United States


Mulmur

A township and community therein, in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.


South Stormont

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry#English

A township in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.


Solebury

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Wellington North

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A township in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.


North Coventry

The three townships in Pennsylvania are named after Coventry in England.

A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Lower Makefield

A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Rock Run

Stephenson County
Stephenson County#English

A township in Stephenson County, Illinois, apparently named after a stream.


Lower Mount Bethel

Northampton County
Northampton County#English

A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Crooked Creek

A number of other places in the United States:

A township in Cumberland County, Illinois.

A township and stream in Houston County, Minnesota; the township was named after the creek.

Bollinger County
Bollinger County#English

Cape Girardeau County
Cape Girardeau County#English

A township and stream in Bollinger County, Missouri; the township was named after the creek, which is also in Cape Girardeau County.


Hickory Point

A township in Macon County, Illinois, United States.


Tobacco

A township in Gladwin County, Michigan, probably named after one of the rivers.


Alfred and Plantagenet

The township was formed on January 1, 1997, through the amalgamation of Alfred Township, Alfred Village, North Plantagenet Township, and Plantagenet Village.

United Counties of Prescott and Russell#English

A township in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Auglaize

The Ohio river is derived from French rivière à la Grande Glaize.

A township in Camden County, Missouri, United States.


Tay Valley

A township in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, located on the Tay River.


Tredyffrin

From Welsh, compare with tre, tref, and dyffryn.


Tiantai

A township in Xuanhan County, prefecture-level city of Dazhou, Sichuan, China.


Wethersfield

A township in Henry County, Illinois, United States.


Tinicum

A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.


Macville

A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.


Swatara

A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.


Pickaway

A place in the United States:
A township in Shelby County, Illinois.

A place in the United States:
A township in Pickaway County, Ohio.


Snow Shoe

According to local tradition, Snow Shoe was so named when a pair of snowshoes were found at an Indian village near the present town site.

A township and minor borough therein, in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Raritan

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

A village and township in Henderson County, Illinois.

Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County#English

A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.


Stronghurst

Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois

From Strong + Hurst, after President William Barstow Strong and Vice-President Hurst of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.

A township in Henderson County, Illinois.


Weesaw

A township in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.


Egg Harbor

A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.


White Eyes

White Eyes was a Lenape-Delaware chief in the 18th century.

Coshocton County
Coshocton County#English

A township in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.


Grand Lake

Saint Louis County
Saint Louis County#English

A township and lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.


North Palmyra

A township in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.


Scotch Irish

A township in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States.


Zorra

A township in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Braceville

In Ohio, from Brace + -ville, after Jonathan Brace. In Illinois, it was introduced from Ohio.

A township in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.


Taymouth

Presumably from Tay + mouth, but this needs confirming.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saginaw County, Michigan, United States.


Channahon

From a Potawatomi phrase meaning "meeting of the waters".


Aux Sable

A township in Grundy County, Illinois, United States.


Persifer

A township in Knox County, Illinois, United States.


Pontoosuc

A village and township in Hancock County, Illinois, United States.

Pontoosuc Township, Hancock County, Illinois


Jhuolan

From Mandarin 卓蘭 (Zhuólán) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhuólán.

As part of a program being carried out by the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine to assess the prevalence of rabies among wild animal across Taiwan, two Formosan ferret-badgers were captured in Jhuolan Township (卓蘭) on Jan. 1 and Jan. 7, and a third was caught in Taian Township (泰安) on Jan. 18, the office said.

2023 March 11, Staff writer, with CNA, “Ferret-badgers confirmed to have had rabies virus”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-11, Taiwan News, page 2:

An urban township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.


South Liberty

A township in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States.

South Liberty Township, Yadkin County, North Carolina


North Woodbury

A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Clearspring

A township in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.


Elmdale

A minor city and township in Morrison County, Minnesota.


Wakarusa

A place in the United States:
A township in Douglas County, Kansas.


Belpre

From French bel + pré (“beautiful meadow or prairie”).

der

A minor city and township in Edwards County, Kansas, United States.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A city and township in Washington County, Ohio, United States.


Coal Creek

A number of settlements in the United States:

A township in Montgomery County, Indiana.


Belle Plaine

A city and township in Scott County, Minnesota.


White Deer

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, probably named after White Deer Creek.


Lower Paxton

Originally part of Paxtang Township, from an Indian word Peshtank "standing water". This was split into three, Lower Paxtang later became Lower Paxton.

A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.


East Bend

Champaign County
Champaign County#English

A township in Champaign County, Illinois, named for a meander in the Sangamon River.

A township and town therein, in Yadkin County, North Carolina.


Laketown

A township in Allegan County, Michigan, probably named after Lake Michigan.

A township in Carver County, Minnesota, named for numerous small lakes.


Lower Merion

Merion is derived from Merioneth in Wales.

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Haverford

A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.


South Ross

Vermilion County
Vermilion County#English

A township in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.


Santa Anna

A place in the United States:
A township in DeWitt County, Illinois.


Hamiltonban

Named after Hamiltonsbawn in Northern Ireland.

A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Apple River

Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County#English

A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, near the above river.


Watersmeet

census-designated place
census-designated place

A township and census-designated place therein, in Gogebic County, Michigan, United States.


Lost Creek

A settlement in the United States:
A township in Vigo County, Indiana.

A settlement in the United States:
A township in Platte County, Nebraska.


Colony

A place in the United States:
A township in Adams County, Iowa.

A place in the United States:
A township in Delaware County, Iowa.


Embarrass

Apparently from French embarrasser (“block, impede, obstruct”). The name was probably applied to the rivers first.

A river or settlement in the United States:

St. Louis County
St. Louis County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in St. Louis County, Minnesota.


South Haven

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.


Halfmoon

A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.


Crescent

A township in Iroquois County, Illinois.

Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County#English

A minor city and township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.


West Earl

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania


Fannett

A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States; from an older spelling of Fanad, Donegal.


Diamond Lake

Dickinson County
Dickinson County#English

Some settlements in the United States:
A township in Dickinson County, Iowa.

A township in Lincoln County, Minnesota.


Bell Plain

Possibly an anglicised variant of Belle Plaine.

A township in Marshall County, Illinois, United States.


Williamsfield

Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, named after townsite owner Joseph Williams.


Thomastown

A township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States, named after settler Thomas Scott.


Assiginack

Manitoulin Island
Manitoulin Island#English

Manitoulin District
Manitoulin District#English

A township on Manitoulin Island in Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada.


Richland Grove

A township in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.


West Pennsboro

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Addington Highlands

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A township in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.


Loramie

A township in Shelby County, Ohio, United States.


Hazel Dell

A township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.


Black Creek

A settlement in the United States:
A township in Mercer County, Ohio.

A township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.


Owosso

Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County#English

A township adjacent to the city in Shiawassee County, Michigan.


North Bergen

A township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.


New Durham

A place in the United States:
A township in LaPorte County, Indiana.


Lower Gwynedd

A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Nam Đàn

A township and capital of Nam Đàn district, Nghệ An, Vietnam.


Asphodel

Peterborough County
Peterborough County#English

A former township in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, merged into Asphodel-Norwood township in 1998.


Asphodel-Norwood

A township in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1998 from the township of Asphodel and village Norwood.


Tittabawassee

Tittabawassee River
Tittabawassee Township, Michigan

A township in Saginaw County, Michigan, named after the river.


Belle Creek

A stream or community in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Goodhue County, Minnesota, named after the stream in the same county.


Fort Gratiot

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A fort and township in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States, named after Charles Gratiot.


Smithton

A village and township in St. Clair County, Illinois.


Irishtown

A township in Clinton County, Illinois, United States.


Xihu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西湖 (Xī Hú).

A rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.


Xihu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 溪湖 (Xīhú).

An urban township in Changhua County, Taiwan.


Rapidan Township

Blue Earth County
Blue Earth County#English

A township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States.


Conewago

A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Conneaut

A township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Shenango

A township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States.


South Wheatland

A township in Macon County, Illinois, United States.


West Deer

The original undivided township was named after Iroquois Chief Deer.

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Maumee

A river or place in the United States:
A township in Allen County, Indiana.


Pipe Creek

A township in Madison County, Indiana, United States.


Sandstone

A charter township and unincorporated community therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.

A city and township in Pine County, Minnesota.


Mount Olive

A township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.


Ren-ai

Located in Ren-ai Township, Nantou County, the Rueiyan Nature Reserve encompasses approximately 1,450 hectares. It is located at elevations of 1,210~3,416 meters, and has an annual rainfall of roughly 3,000~4,000 mm.

2005, “Central Taiwan”, in Daniel Pickren Chamberlin, Chiung-Fen Wang, transl., Birdwatching in Taiwan, Taipei: Wild Bird Society of Taipei, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 105:

The Sediq 賽德克 were officially recognized as one of Taiwan's indigenous peoples in 2008. Numbering about 7,100, they are mostly concentrated in Nantou County's 南投縣 Ren-ai Township 仁愛鄉.

2011, “People and Language”, in The Republic of China Yearbook 2011, New Taipei: Government Information Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 32, column 1:

The Ching Jing area had experienced a water shortage issue during the drought period in Ren-ai Township and finally found a resolution. The two large reservoirs were completed and built by the county government after its construction.

2016 March 17, “Ching Jing No Longer Lacks Water County Mayor Launched Two Large Reservoirs”, in Nantou County Government [南投縣政府], archived from the original on 2024-09-01:

The Nantou County Government used the cantilever construction method to overcome the barrier in the last 800-meter section of the Nantou Township 70 Road to connect Chilin Village of Puli Township and Chungcheng Village of Ren-ai Township.[…]Also, with the dedication of the Department of Public Works of Nantou County Government, the Indigenous Peoples Bureau, the team of Ren-ai Township Office and the construction companies that were in charge of the construction, design, supervision and implementation, the best quality of the project was achieved, and the schedule was met efficiently.

2021 February 23, “The cantilever Nantou Township 70 Road wins the Golden Quality Award and opens to traffic after widening for disaster prevention, January 5”, in Nantou County Government [南投縣政府], archived from the original on 2024-09-01:

n.d., Ren-ai Township Household Registration Office, Nantou County [南投縣仁愛鄉戶政事務所], archived from the original on 2021-06-21:

Local people call their community 'the closest community to the God'. Cinsbu is also the earliest known community in Hbun-Tunan. Traditions relate how Tayal ancestors migrated north from Ren-ai Township, Nantou County. They went through Sihyuan Wind Gap, the Ridge of Dabajian Mountain, Sinaiji Mountain, Hbun-Tunan and finally arrived in Cinsbu.

2023, Ai-Ching Yen, Yin-An Chen, “Collective Action for Sustainable Development: A case study of a Tayal Indigenous community in Taiwan”, in Paul D'Arcy, Daya Dakasi Da-Wei Kuan, editors, Islands of Hope: Indigenous Resource Management in a Changing Pacific (Pacific Series), Australian National University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 287–288:

Ren-ai Township Nantou County

n.d., Ren-ai Township Nantou County [仁愛鄉公所], archived from the original on 2023-03-01:

Engineers work on fixing a section of Provincial No. 14 in Nantou's Ren-ai Township Monday. The cracks in the road appeared that day, due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon Khanun and southwesterly winds.

2023 August 7, “Rain damage”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2024-09-01, Photos of the Day:

A mountain indigenous township in Nantou County, Taiwan.


Plunketts Creek

A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, named after the creek, which was named after Colonel William Plunkett.


Pine Point

A township and census-designated place therein, in Becker County, Minnesota, United States.


Chikaming

A township in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.


Wheatfield

A place in the United States:
A township in Clinton County, Illinois.

A township and town therein, in Jasper County, Indiana.

A place in the United States:
A township in Ingham County, Michigan.

A township in Perry County, Pennsylvania.


Yuanshan

A rural township in Yilan County, Taiwan.


Poindo

Continue up the Kyi Chu’s right bank along a dirt track. In 2 1/4 hr reach the small town of Lhündrub Xian (formerly Phongdo Dzong).

[1994, Victor Chan, “Pilgrimage and Trekking Routes”, in Tibet Handbook, Moon Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 561:

A township in Lhundrub, Lhasa, Tibet, China.


Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan

A township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1999.


East Pennsboro

A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Nutley

A township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.


Weathersfield

A township in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States, named after Wethersfield, Connecticut.


South Frontenac

Frontenac County
Frontenac County#English

A township in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.


Squaw Grove

A township in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.


Grosse Ile

An island and township in Wayne County, in the Detroit River, Michigan, United States.


Sugar Island

An island or other place in the United States:

A township and island in the St. Marys River in Chippewa County, Michigan.


Homestead

Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.


Georgian Bluffs

A township in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Limestone

A township and village therein, in Kankakee County, Illinois.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alger County, Michigan.

A number of other townships, including five in Pennsylvania, listed under Limestone Township.


Sunfield

A township and village therein, in Eaton County, Michigan, United States.