Palo Alto Township, Jasper County, Iowa

Palo Alto Township is a township in Jasper County, Iowa, USA.

History

Palo Alto Township was established in 1857. Its name commemorates the Battle of Palo Alto in the Mexican–American War.^[1]

Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Newton

Cities	Baxter Colfax Kellogg Lambs Grove Lynnville Mingo Mitchellville‡ Monroe Newton Oakland Acres Prairie City Reasnor Sully Valeria

Townships	Buena Vista Clear Creek Des Moines Elk Creek Fairview Hickory Grove Independence Kellogg Lynn Grove Malaka Mariposa Mound Prairie Newton Palo Alto Poweshiek Richland Rock Creek Sherman Washington

Unincorporated communities	Ira Killduff Rushville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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