Calwood Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,097.
History Calwood Township was established February 23, 1876,Missouri State Library. ' 'History of Callaway County, Missouri' '. St Louis: National Historical Company: 1884. carved out of the southwestern sector of a heretofore larger Nine Mile Prairie Township, and named after the community of Calwood, Missouri.
Calwood was formerly known as "Moore's Mill", since a steam mill owned by Moore was located there. The Civil War Battle of Moore's Mill was fought nearby in 1862.Williamson, Hugh P., "The Battle of Moore's Mill", Missouri Historical Review, July 1972, p. 539
Geography Calwood Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Fairview.
The streams of Dyers Branch, Harrison Branch, Houfs Branch, Maddox Branch, Pinch Creek and Richland Creek run through this township.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links US-Counties.com City-Data.com