West Branch Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, the township population was 966, including the city of Goessel.[2]

West Branch Township Marion County, Kansas
Township
Location within Marion County
West Branch Township Marion County, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38.2176584°N 97.3171879°W / 38.2176584; -97.3171879[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Area
• Total	36 sq mi (90 km2)
Dimensions
• Length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
• Width	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
Elevation [1]	1,539 ft (469 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	966
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-76775 [1]
GNIS ID	477348 [1]
Website	County website

Geography

West Branch Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²).

Cities and towns

The township contains the following settlements:

• City of Goessel.

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:

• Emmethal Community Cemetery, located in Section 29 T29S R1E.[3]
• General Conference of Mennonite Church of North America Cemetery, located in Section 27 T21S R1E.[3]
• Goessel Cemetery (1 block south of Main St on Cedar St), located in Section 5 T21S R1E.[3]
• Goessel Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, located in Section 8 T21S R1E.[3]
• Greenfield Cemetery (a.k.a. Greunfeld Cemetery), located in Section 16 T21S R1E.[3]
• Schoenthal Cemetery, located in Section 35 T21S R1E.[3]
• Tabor Mennonite Cemetery, located in Section 21 T21S R1E.[3]
• Green Valley Cemetery (a.k.a. Quiring Cemetery) (a.k.a. West Branch Gravesite), located in Section 11 T21S R1E.[3]
• Heibert Farm Cemetery, located in Section 27 T21S R1E.[3]
• Voth Cemetery, located in Section 1 T21S R1E.[3]
• Unknown Cemetery (no longer in use), located in Section 36 T21S R1E.[3]

Transportation

K-15 highway passes north to south through the township.[4]

References

Further reading

External links

• Marion County website
• City-Data.com
• Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT