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Randol Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,030.

Randol Township
Township
Coordinates: 37°23′17″N 089°32′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Area
  Total66.92 sq mi (173.31 km2)
  Land65.3 sq mi (169.11 km2)
  Water1.62 sq mi (4.2 km2)  2.42%
Elevation650 ft (198 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total4,030
  Density61.7/sq mi (23.8/km2)
FIPS code29-60572[2]
GNIS feature ID0766401

History


Randol Township was founded in 1872.[3] The township derives its name from Enos Randal, a pioneer citizen.[4]


Geography


Randol Township covers an area of 66.92 square miles (173.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two unincorporated settlements: Oriole, and Egypt Mills; and ten cemeteries: Ervin, Heuer, Iona, Lange, McKendree, Minton, Noland, Thompson, Vangilder and Zierath.

The streams of Juden Creek, Bainbridge Creek, Little Flora Creek and Soakie Creek run through this township.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 163.
  4. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)






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