Adams Township is one of thirteen

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in Parke County,

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, 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 The Beeson Covered Bridge originally crossed Roaring Creek, northwest of Marshall, Indiana, on County Road 216, in Washington Township, Parke County. The bridge was moved to its current location in Billie Creek Village in December 1979. Construc ...

, Billie Creek Covered Bridge,

Catlin Covered Bridge The Catlin Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure that was built by Clark McDaniel in 1907. History Originally it was located on the Rockville–Rosedale Road on the north side of Caitlin crossing Sunderland Cre ...

Crooks Covered Bridge The Crooks Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Little Raccoon Creek built in 1855-1856 by Henry Wolf just southeast of Rockville, Indiana. History The exact history of this bridge has become hazy with the passin ...

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge The Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge is a single span double Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by J. A. Britton, Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1899. Originally it had sandstone abutments but when it was moved to Billie Creek ...

, McAllister Covered Bridge,

Neet Covered Bridge The Neet Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch single span structure that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1904 over Little Raccoon Creek southwest of Rockville, Indiana. ''Note:'' This includes Site map and Accompanying photographs. It was added to t ...

, and Sanitorium Covered Bridge were listed on the

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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 Billie Creek Village was a 70-acre open-air living history museum and park, filled with 38 historical buildings and structures, and hundreds of antiques and artifacts. It is located at near Rockville, Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana in t ...

at * Leatherwood at * New Discovery at * Piattsville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Hatfield, Memory Garden, Rowe and Union.

Major highways

U.S. Route 36 U.S. Route 36 (US 36) is an east–west United States highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection i ...

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Airports and landing strips

* Butler Field

School districts

* Rockville Community Schools

Political districts

* State House District 42 * State House District 44 * State Senate District 38

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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