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Washington Township, Parke County, Indiana
Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,302 and it contained 457 housing units. History The Sanitorium Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.50%) is land and (or 0.50%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Marshall Unincorporated towns * Bethany at * Cincinnati at * Judson at * Nyesville at * Pin Hook at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barnes, Bethany, Buchanan, Elder, Overman, Poplar and Rawlings. Major highways * U.S. Route 41 U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida ...
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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ...
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Bethany, Parke County, Indiana
Bethany is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History A post office was established at Bethany in 1852, and remained in operation until 1873. The community's name commemorates the biblical place Bethany Bethany ( grc-gre, Βηθανία,Murphy-O'Connor, 2008, p152/ref> Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ''Bēṯ ʿAnyā'') or what is locally known as Al-Eizariya or al-Azariya ( ar, العيزرية, " laceof Lazarus"), is a Palestinian town in the West B .... Geography Bethany is located at at an elevation of 738 feet. References Unincorporated communities in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana {{ParkeCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana
Penn Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 810 and it contained 368 housing units. History Penn Township was organized in 1854, and was originally built up chiefly by Quakers. The Cox Ford Covered Bridge, Joseph Finney House, and Jackson Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.79%) is land and (or 0.21%) is water. The township includes the southwest quarter of Turkey Run State Park. Cities, towns, villages * Bloomingdale Unincorporated towns * Annapolis at * Coke Oven Hollow at * Rockport at * Stumptown at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Extinct towns * Pottertown at (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.) Cemeteries The township contains these four cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Coffin, DeBaun and Hethcoe. Major ...
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Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana
Adams Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,825 and it contained 2,062 housing units. History Adams Township was named for James Adams, a pioneer settler, but the date of the township's organization is unknown because early records were lost. The Beeson Covered Bridge, Billie Creek Covered Bridge, Catlin Covered Bridge, Crooks Covered Bridge, Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, McAllister Covered Bridge, Neet Covered Bridge, and Sanitorium Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.52%) is land and (or 0.48%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Rockville (the county seat) Unincorporated towns * Billie Creek Village at * Leatherwood at * New Discovery at * Piattsville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The t ...
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Union Township, Parke County, Indiana
Union Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,562 and it contained 1,451 housing units. History The West Union Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 91.37%) is land and (or 8.63%) is water. Unincorporated towns * Bellmore at * Ferndale at * Hollandsburg at * Madalline at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains these five cemeteries: Blake, Burton, Martin, Roach and Thomas. Major highways * U.S. Route 36 * Indiana State Road 59 State Road 59 is a north–south road in Central Indiana that covers a distance of about through five counties. Route description State Road 59 begins at State Road 58 (SR 58) and heads north towards Sandborn. In Sandborn SR 59 ... School districts ...
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Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana
Greene Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 423 and it contained 191 housing units. History The Portland Mills Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1978. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.72%) is land and (or 0.25%) is water. Unincorporated towns * Guion at * Milligan at * Parkeville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains these nine cemeteries: Bruin, Clodfelter, Jarvis, Lane, Mount Moriah, Philadelphia, Raccoon, Seybold and Spencer. School districts * North Central Parke Community School ...
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Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana
Howard Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 341 and it contained 157 housing units. The township includes the western end of Shades State Park and the southeast quarter of Turkey Run State Park. History Howard Township was established about 1855, and named for General Howard, an early settler. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.71%) is land and (or 0.29%) is water. Unincorporated towns * Banner Mills at * Byron at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries .The township contains Lough Cemetery and Wolf Creek Cemetery. Major highways * Indiana State Road 47 State Road 47 in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indi ...
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US 41
U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was US 94. The highway's southern terminus is in the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown Miami at an intersection with Brickell Avenue ( US 1), and its northern terminus is east of Copper Harbor, Michigan, at a modest cul-de-sac near Fort Wilkins Historic State Park at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. US 41 closely parallels Interstate 75 (I-75) from Naples, Florida, all the way through Georgia to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Route description , - , FL , , - , GA , , - , TN , , - , KY , , - , IN , , - , IL , , - , WI , , - , MI , , - class="sortbottom" , Total , Florida In Florida, US 41 is paralleled by Interstate 75 all the way from Miami to Georgia (on the northern border), and I-75 has largely supplante ...
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Pin Hook, Indiana
Pin Hook is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... Geography Pin Hook is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{ParkeCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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Nyesville, Indiana
Nyesville, also known as Nowlington, is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, Indiana, Washington Township, Parke County, Indiana, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Nyesville had it start as a coal town. It was platted in 1871. A post office was established at Nyesville in 1872, and remained in operation until 1902. Geography Nyesville is located at at an elevation of 715 feet. Notable people *Mordecai Brown, former Chicago Cubs pitcher and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was born in Nyesville. *Oscar R. Cauldwell, decorated United States Marine Corps Major general (United States), Major general during World War II. References Unincorporated communities in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana {{ParkeCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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Judson, Parke County, Indiana
Judson, also called Buchanan or Buchanans Springs, is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Judson was platted in 1872. The community bears the name of Adoniram Judson Adoniram Judson (August 9, 1788 – April 12, 1850) was an American Congregationalist and later Particular Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Judson was sent from North America to preach in B ..., a Baptist missionary. A post office has been in operation at Judson since 1872. Geography Judson is located at at an elevation of 607 feet. References Unincorporated communities in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana {{ParkeCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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Cincinnati, Parke County, Indiana
Cincinnati is a town in Center Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... Geography Cincinnati is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{ParkeCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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