Gillam 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
Jasper County, Indiana
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 33,478. The county seat is Rensselaer.
Jasper County is included in the Chicago-Naperville- Elgin, IL-IN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hist ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 640 and it contained 277 housing units.
In 1832, the first permanent white settlement in the area was made in what is now Gilliam Township.
History
Independence Methodist Church
Independence Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at the junction of N500E and E375N southeast of Wheatfield in Gillam Township, Jasper County, Indiana. It was built in 1872, and is a one-story, simple rectangular frame buil ...
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 1982.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Unincorporated towns
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Baileys Corner
Adjacent townships
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Cass Township, Pulaski County (northeast)
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White Post Township, Pulaski County (east)
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Salem Township, Pulaski County (southeast)
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Hanging Grove Township (south)
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Barkley Township (west)
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Walker Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Mason and Robinson.
Education
Gillam Township residents may request a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Jasper County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana