Missouri–Iowa border
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The Missouri–Iowa border is the state line in the Midwestern United States separating Missouri and Iowa, running largely east–west near the 40th parallel north.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iowa–Missouri state line | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internationally recognized internal boundary
ⓘ
state border ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtDecisionYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| definedBy |
United States Supreme Court decree
ⓘ
federal surveys ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| disputePeriod | 1830s ⓘ |
| disputeType | tax and jurisdiction dispute ⓘ |
| disputeWith |
State of Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsParallel | 40th parallel north ⓘ |
| hasBorderDisputesHistory | Honey War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourtCase | State of Missouri v. State of Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurvey | Sullivan Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalBasis |
Missouri Enabling Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Fort Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state line ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
American Midwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
borders of Iowa
ⓘ
borders of Missouri ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Council Bluffs, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keokuk, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryville, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Joseph, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Appanoose County, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atchison County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Clark County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Davis County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Decatur County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Fremont County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Holt County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercer County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Nodaway County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Page County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Putnam County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringgold County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Schuyler County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Buren County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Worth County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolvedBy | United States Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | John C. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyYear | 1816 ⓘ |
| touchesRiver |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electoral boundary
ⓘ
jurisdictional boundary ⓘ taxation boundary ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Iowa–Missouri state line