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Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana
Washington Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 785 and it contained 345 housing units. Like Wabash Township, Washington Township also has no organized seat within the township, despite its two corporation-worthy towns Mount Olympus and Wheeling. Patoka, in White River Township, serves as the seat. Washington Township was organized in 1824, and named for President George Washington. History The Trippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, with a boundary increase in 2009. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.78%) is land and (or 1.20%) is water. Point of Interest Unincorporated towns * Giro (Buena Vista) * Mount Olympus * Oatsville * Wheeling Adjacent townships Gibson County * Center Township (south) * Patoka Township (southwest) * White River Township (west) Knox County * Johnson Township (north) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (United States)
A township in some states of the United States is a small geographic area. The term is used in three ways. #A survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres. #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a County (United States), county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many U.S. states, states, thus the powers and organization of townships varies from state to state. Civil townships are generally given a name, sometimes written with the included abbreviation "Twp". #A charter township, found only in the state of Michigan, is similar to a civil township. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly exempt from annexation to contiguous cities or villages, and carries additional rights and responsibilities of home rule. Survey towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pike County, IN
Pike County is a County (United States), county in the Southwestern Indiana, southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 12,845. The county seat is Petersburg, Indiana, Petersburg. It contains the geographic point representing median center of US population in 2010. Pike County is part of the Jasper, Indiana, Jasper Jasper, Indiana micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest Territory, which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the territory's first governor, and Vincennes, Indiana, Vincennes was established as the territorial capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana
Johnson Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana in the United States. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, alongside, St. Clair County, Illinois. Knox County was gradu .... As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,382 and it contained 581 housing units. History Johnson Township is named for Thomas Johnson, an early pioneer settler who arrived in 1800, settling on land that later became the Purcell Station area. His son Thomas Johnson Jr. expanded the property and married into the Catt family. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.08%) is land and (or 0.92%) is water. The town of Decker, formerly called Deckertown," is in this township (not Decker Township). References External links Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana Townships in Knox Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knox County, IN
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana in the United States. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, alongside, St. Clair County, Illinois. Knox County was gradually reduced in size as subsequent counties were established. It was established in its present configuration when Daviess County was partitioned off (2 February 1818). At the 2010 United States Census, the county population was 38,440. The county seat is Vincennes. Knox County comprises the Vincennes, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1790, Winthrop Sargent, Secretary of Northwest Territory, organized Knox County, the fourth in the Northwest Territory. It was named for Major General Henry Knox, who had completed his term as second U.S. Secretary of War the previous September. Knox County was created prior to the formation of the Indiana Territory. When it was created, Knox County extended to Canada and encompassed all or part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana
White River Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,689 and it contained 817 housing units. It took its name from the White River. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 96.66%) is land and (or 3.32%) is water. Cities and towns * Hazleton * Patoka Unincorporated towns * East Mount Carmel * White River (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships Gibson County * Washington Township (east) * Patoka Township (south) * Montgomery Township (southwest) Knox County * Decker Township (northwest) * Johnson Township (northeast) Wabash County, IL * Mt. Carmel Precinct (west) Cemeteries The township contains eight cemeteries: Barnett, Decker Chapel, Field, Humphrey, Milburn, Morrison, Robb and Trippet. Major highways * U.S. Route 41 * State Road 56 * State Road 64 Airports and landing strips * Hull Airport Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana
Patoka Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,864 and it contained 5,341 housing units. It is the largest township in population, accounting for roughly 30% of the county's total population. History Patoka Township was organized in 1813. It took its name from the Patoka River. The Lyles Consolidated School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.38%) is land and (or 0.62%) is water. Cities and towns * Princeton (the county seat and largest community) Unincorporated towns * King's Station * Lyles Station (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * White River Township (north) * Washington Township (northeast) * Center Township (east) * Union Township (south) * Montgomery Township (southwest) Cemeteries The township contains seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center Township, Gibson County, Indiana
Center Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,341 and it contained 609 housing units. Francisco is the township seat. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.63%) is land and (or 0.37%) is water. Cities and towns * Francisco Unincorporated towns * Douglas Adjacent townships Gibson County * Washington Township (north) * Columbia Township (east) * Barton Township (southeast) * Union Township (southwest) * Patoka Township (west) Pike County * Logan Township (northeast) Cemeteries The township contains one cemetery, Meade. Major highways * Indiana State Road 64 Education Center Township is served by the East Gibson School Corporation The East Gibson School Corporation is the smallest of the three public school governing institutions in Gibson County in both land area and student body with just over 1,000 students. The EGSC is responsible for a distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibson County, IN
Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton. History In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest Territory, which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the territory's first governor, and Vincennes was established as the territorial capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. By December 1816 the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state. Starting in 1794, Native American titles to Indiana lands were extinguished by usurpation, purchase, or war and treaty. The United States acquired land from the Native Americans in the 1804 Treaty of Vince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana
Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The community contains a historic covered bridge over the Patoka River, the Wheeling Bridge, completed in 1877. History Wheeling was originally named Kirksville, and under the latter name was platted in 1856. It was once a thriving agricultural community on the banks of the Patoka River The Patoka River (Pronounced, PaTohKah) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana in the United States. It d ... until the railroad bypassed the community and it lost business to nearby towns. The village of Wheeling was platted July 4, 1856. It was first called Kirksville, sometimes spelled Kirkville. It may have been named for Robert Kirk, an early judge. Locally it was also called Bovine. A Post Office called Bovine was established on April 4, 1854, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oatsville, Indiana
Oatsville is an unincorporated community in Gibson and Pike counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History A post office was established at Oatsville in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. The city is where the infamous Tri-state Tornado On March 18, 1925, one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in recorded history generated at least twelve significant tornadoes and spanned a large portion of the midwestern and southern United States. In all, at least 751 people were ki ... finally dissipated at about 4:30pm local time after tracking through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. The tornado is thought to have been an F5, and was likely at F0-F1 intensity as it dissipated. Geography Oatsville is located at References Unincorporated communities in Gibson County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{PikeCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Olympus, Indiana
Mount Olympus is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, 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 .... It was formerly called Ennes. A post office called Ennes operated from 1879 until 1883. Geography Mount Olympus is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Gibson County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{GibsonCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
