Rural Townships

Townships are special district governments in rural areas that provide limited functions that are outside the scope of both county and municipal authority. The three main functions of townships are as follows:

  • Fire protection
  • Cemetery management
  • Fence maintenance and boundary dispute resolutions within the township.

Townships must submit yearly budgets to the County Auditor.

Directory of Township Clerks and Trustees

Rural Townships of Story County

(The layout below reflects each township's relative geographic position within the county.)

Lafayette

  • Rural areas in extreme north-western Story County west of Story City.

Howard

  • Rural north-central areas surrounding the City of Roland.

Warren

  • Rural areas in northern Story County surrounding the City of McCallsburg

Lincoln

  • Rural areas in extreme north-eastern Story County surrounding the City of Zearing.

Franklin

  • Rural areas directly north of Ames surrounding the City of Gilbert.

Milford

  • Rural areas in north-central Story County between Ames and Nevada.

Richland

  • Rural areas in central Story County to the north-east of the City of Nevada.

Sherman

  • Rural areas in eastern Story County north of the City of Colo and south of Zearing.

Washington

  • Rural areas immediately south of the City of Ames and north of the City of Kelley.

Grant

  • Rural southwest central areas between Ames & Nevada

Nevada

  • Rural areas in central Story County to the south-east of the City of Nevada

New Albany

  • Rural areas in far central Story County surrounding the City of Colo.

Palestine

  • Rural areas in extreme south-western Story County surrounding the communities of Huxley, Slater and Sheldahl.

Union

  • Rural areas in southern Story County surrounding the City of Cambridge.

Indian Creek

  • Rural south-eastern areas surrounding the City of Maxwell.

Collins

  • Rural extreme southeastern Story County surrounding the City of Collins.