Big Prairie Township is an inactive township in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Big Prairie Township takes its name from a prairie of the same name within its borders.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Prairie Township, New Madrid County, Missouri
  2. "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

36°46′58″N 89°33′28″W / 36.7828°N 89.5578°W / 36.7828; -89.5578


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.