Highland 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, C ...
in
Franklin County, Indiana
Franklin County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Indiana. In the 2020 United States Census, the county population was 22,785. The county seat is the town of Brookville. Franklin County is part of the Cincinnati, OH–KYâ ...
. As of the
2010 census, its population was 1,412.
History
Highland Township was established in 1821.
The
Cedar Grove Bridge
Cedar Grove Bridge, also known as Indiana State Bridge #6625B, was a historic Camelback Pratt Through Truss bridge spanning the Whitewater River in Cedar Grove and Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The bridge had two spans and was b ...
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 ...
in 2014.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.44%) is land and (or 0.59%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Cedar Grove
Unincorporated towns
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Highland Center
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Klemmes Corner
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Saint Peter
) (Simeon, Simon)
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire
, death_date = Between AD 64–68
, death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
, parents = John (or Jonah; Jona)
, occupat ...
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South Gate
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Brookville Township (north)
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Whitewater Township (east)
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Kelso Township, Dearborn County (southeast)
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Logan Township, Dearborn County (southeast)
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Adams Township, Ripley County (southwest)
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Jackson Township, Dearborn County (southwest)
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Butler Township (west)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 52
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Indiana State Road 1
State Road 1 (SR 1) is a north–south state highway in eastern Indiana, consisting of two segments. Its southern segment begins at U.S. Highway 50 and Interstate 275 in east-central Dearborn County, just east of Lawrenceburg, and end ...
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, South Gate.
References
;Sources
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files;Citations
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Franklin County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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