Washington Township is one of twelve
townships in
Hendricks County,
Indiana, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 44,764.
History
Washington Township was named for
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
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The
John W. McClain House,
A.A. Parsons Farmstead, and
Smith Farm are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Washington Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.09 percent is water. The streams of Abner Creek, Army Branch, Lake Forest Creek and March Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
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Avon
Avon may refer to:
* River Avon (disambiguation), several rivers
Organisations
*Avon Buses, a bus operating company in Wirral, England
*Avon Coachworks, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922, following ...
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Plainfield (north edge)
Unincorporated towns
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Arborview Mobile Home Park
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Big Four Yard
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Six Points
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Wynbrooke
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Lincoln Township (north)
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Wayne Township, Marion County (east)
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Decatur Township, Marion County (southeast)
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Guilford Township (south)
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Liberty Township (southwest)
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Center Township (west)
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Middle Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains twelve cemeteries: Abner Creek, Barlow, Gossett, McClain, Merritt, Merritt Memorial Gardens, North Lawn, Salem Baptist, Shiloh Baptist, Shiloh Methodist, Smith and White Lick Presbyterian.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 36 (US 36) is an east–west United States highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection i ...
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U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...
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State Road 267
Airports and landing strips
* Speedway Airport (Closed)
Library
Washington Township is served by the Avon-Washington Township Public Library in Avon.
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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Townships in Hendricks County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana