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Powhatan Township is a township in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States.

History

Powhatan Township was established in 1866 as Nunda Township, as some of its first citizens were natives of Nunda, New York. However, the name Nunda was not popular with the majority, and so in 1867, the township was renamed to honor Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powhatan Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa
2. Flickinger, Robert Elliott (1904). The Pioneer History of Pocahontas County, Iowa. G. Sanborn. pp. 692.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Pocahontas
Cities	Fonda Gilmore City‡ Havelock Laurens Palmer Plover Pocahontas Rolfe Varina
Townships	Bellville Cedar Center Colfax Cummins Des Moines Dover Garfield Grant Lake Lincoln Lizard Marshall Powhatan Roosevelt Sherman Swan Lake
Unincorporated community	Ware
Ghost town	Lizard Rubens
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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42°51′53″N 94°37′11″W / 42.8647°N 94.6197°W / 42.8647; -94.6197

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