Jackson Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Dearborn County, Indiana
Dearborn County is one of 92 counties of the U.S. state of Indiana located on the Ohio border near the southeast corner of the state. It was formed in 1803 from a portion of Hamilton County, Ohio. In 2020, the population was 50,679. The county ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,705 and it contained 624 housing units.
History
Jackson Township was organized in 1832. It was originally a part of
Kelso Township. The first settlement in this Township was made by Isaac Lawrence, Senior, who emigrated from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1818, and settled on the Northwest quarter of section 17. Mr. Lawrence brought with him eight sons and two daughters, who settled in the same neighborhood, each on a quarter section.
[D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, ''Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana'' (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 16.]
Prior to the change from Ohio to Indiana, both Isaac and his brother Volentine settled here with their families. Check property records dated April 27, 1818 #547 and #548. Volentine continued to purchase property over the next several years #365, 088, 386, 404, and 294. "Volentine Lawrence of Dearborne County Ohio having deposited in the General Land-Office a Certificate of the Register of the Land-Office at Cincinnati whereby it appears that full payment has been made for the South West Quarter of Section two, in township Seven of the Range two"
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.80%) is land and (or 0.20%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Hubbells Corner
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Lawrenceville
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Weisburg
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Major highways
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Interstate 74
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Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities); the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interchange ...
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Indiana State Road 46
State Road 46 in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 46 is at I-70 east of Terre Haute at an interchange before becoming a heavily trav ...
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 Dearborn County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1832 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1832