Pershing Township is one of twelve

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in Jackson County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,394 and it contained 628 housing units.

History

The Frank Wheeler Hotel was listed on the

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in 1991.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.35%) is land and (or 0.65%) is water. Lakes in this township include Beck Pond, Buckskin Pond, Fox Pond and Scholl Pond. The streams of Cross Branch and Runt Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

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* Spraytown

Extinct towns

* Bald Knobs

Adjacent townships

* Jackson Township, Bartholomew County (northeast) * Hamilton Township (east) * Brownstown Township (southeast) * Owen Township (southwest) * Salt Creek Township (west) * Van Buren Township, Brown County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Lucas, Spraytown and Waggoner.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 58 State Road 58 is an east–west road in Central Indiana. State Road 58 runs from Merom in the west to Columbus in the east, a distance of approximately . Along its route it has concurrencies with one U.S. Route and six other Indiana state r ...

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Indiana State Road 258 State Road 258 is a short undivided two-lane road in Jackson County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. Route description State Road 258 begins at State Road 58 about a mile northeast of the small town of Freetown. From here, it ...

References

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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