Monroe Township, Johnson County, Iowa

Monroe Township is a township in Johnson County, Iowa, USA.^[1] It is one of the townships on the northern edge of Johnson County, bordering Linn County.

History

Monroe Township was organized in 1846.^[2]

During the latter half of the 19th century, the township was heavily settled by Czech immigrants. The Czech population included a number of Czech protestant families who in 1893 built a chapel on property donated by George Chadima. The chapel was called "The Evangelical Bohemian Moravian Brothers" and was a satellite of the mother church at Ely in Linn County.^[3]^[4] The church functioned until 1936 when it burnded down after being struck by lightning.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe Township, Johnson County, Iowa
^ History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and Its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882. 1883. p. 185.
^ Our first 100 Years of Server our Lord. First Presbyterian Church near Ely, Iowa., Reprinted Oct 2015, page 9.
^ Simek, P. Bohemians in Johnson County https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/9375833/the-bohemians-in-johnson-county-city-of-ely-iowa page 10