Place:St. Francois, Madison, Missouri, United States

St. Francois township is in the north-central part of the county. In 1845 the county was redistricted into six municipal townships and St. Francois was named from the St. Francois River (q.v.). Its boundaries were enlarged in 1857 when all the residue of Liberty Township that remained after Iron County was cut off was added to St. Francois Township, and finally the present boundaries were established in 1909 when the county was redistricted. (Douglass I 167, County Court Record) - Source: Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938.