Tom Township is a township in Benton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It contains the census-designated place of Bent Tree Harbor and part of White Branch.
Tom Township was formed on April 2, 1842, taking its name from Tom Bishop, who was court clerk, when the township was organized.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tom Township, Benton County, Missouri
- ^ "Benton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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