Rockcreek Township is one of nine

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in Wells County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,579 and it contained 645 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.05%) is land and (or 0.95%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Markle (east half) * Uniondale (southwest half)

Unincorporated towns

* Rockford at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) * Banner City – a hamlet about a mile west of Uniondale on the abandoned

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railway section between Uniondale and Markle. It was made a station of the old Chicago & Atlantic Railway about 1887,Standard History of Adams and Wells Counties Indiana
Editors Tyndall and Lesh. Page 450. Accessed 27 April 2023. which reorganized as the Chicago & Erie Railroad from 1890 to 1941. The old

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could become part of an extended

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. Part of the hamlet may be in Union Township.

Adjacent townships

* Union Township (north) * Jefferson Township (northeast) * Lancaster Township (east) * Harrison Township (southeast) * Liberty Township (south) * Salamonie Township, Huntington County (southwest) * Rock Creek Township, Huntington County (west) * Union Township, Huntington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Horeb, Sparks and Spider Hill.

Rivers

Wabash River The Wabash River ( French: Ouabache) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 river that drains most of the state of Indiana in the United States. It flows fro ...

School districts

* Northern Wells Community Schools

Political districts

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* State House District 82 * State Senate District 19

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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