New Buda Township, Decatur County, Iowa
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New Buda Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 270.
History
The name New Buda is derived from Buda, now the part of Budapest, given by the Hungarian and Romanian immigrants who settled there.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028913774 | title=An Illustrated History of the State of Iowa | publisher=Richard S. Peale | author=Tuttle, Charles Richard | year=1876 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028913774/page/n492 483]}}
Geography
New Buda Township covers an area of 25.28 square miles (65.47 square kilometers); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometers) or 0.35 percent, is water. The stream of Dickersons Branch runs through this township.
=Cities and towns=
- Davis City (southwest quarter)
=Unincorporated towns=
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Burrell Township (north)
- Eden Township (northeast)
- Hamilton Township (east)
- Fayette Township (west)
- Lamoni Township (west)
- Bloomington Township (northwest)
=Cemeteries=
The township contains two cemeteries: Creveling and New Buda.
=Major highways=
See also
References
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513095013/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024459/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/iowa.html US-Counties.com]
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/New-Buda-Decatur-IA.html City-Data.com]
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Category:Townships in Decatur County, Iowa
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