Spring Valley Township, Cherokee County, Kansas

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Spring Valley Township is a township in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,007.

Geography

Spring Valley Township covers an area of {{convert|47.2|sqmi|km2}} and contains one incorporated settlement, Baxter Springs. According to the USGS, it contains seven cemeteries: Baxter Springs, Beasley, Brush Creek, Crum, Dockery, Pleasant View and Usrey.

The streams of Bitter Creek, Brush Creek and Willow Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Spring Valley Township contains one airport or landing strip, named the Walter A. Swalley Airpark.

References

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Further reading

{{See also|Cherokee County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Cherokee County, Kansas}}