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Ohio County, Indiana
Ohio County is a County (United States), county located in southeastern Indiana. With a 2020 population of 5,940, and an area of just 87 square miles, Ohio County is the smallest county in Indiana by area and the least populous. The county seat and only municipal corporation, incorporated municipality is Rising Sun, Indiana, Rising Sun. The county was officially established in 1844 and was one of the last Indiana counties to be created. Ohio County borders the state of Kentucky across the Ohio River for which it was named. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is divided into four townships which provide local services. Three state roads pass through or into the county. History Dearborn County, Indiana, Dearborn County was formed from Indiana Territory in 1803, and its borders were modified several times, both before and after the creation of the state of Indiana in 1816. Ohio County was created out of Dear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randolph Township, Ohio County, Indiana
Randolph Township is one of four Civil township, townships in Ohio County, Indiana, Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 4,307 and it contained 2,008 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 96.89%) is land and (or 3.14%) is water. The Ohio River defines the township's eastern border. Cities, towns, villages * Rising Sun, Indiana, Rising Sun Unincorporated towns * Buffalo, Ohio County, Indiana, Buffalo at * Norths Landing, Indiana, Norths Landing at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains these three cemeteries: Cedar Hedge, LaGrange and Rising Sun. Major highways * Indiana State Road 56 * Indiana State Road 262 School districts * Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools Political districts * State House District 68 * State Senate District 43 References * United States Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Township, Ohio County, Indiana
Union Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 447 and it contained 203 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.22%) is land and (or 0.78%) is water. Union is the smallest township by area in the state. Unincorporated towns * Hartford Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ... at * Milton at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) School districts * Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools Political districts * State House District 68 * State Senate District 43 References * United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap External links Indiana Township AssociationUnited Towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pike Township, Ohio County, Indiana
Pike Township is one of four Civil township, townships in Ohio County, Indiana, Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 492 and it contained 200 housing units. History Pike Township was founded in 1845. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. Unincorporated towns * Bear Branch, Indiana, Bear Branch at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains four cemeteries: Bear Creek Cemeteries, Cooper, Pate and Saint Peters. School districts * Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools Political districts * State House District 68 * State Senate District 43 References * United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap External links Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana {{authority control Townships in Ohio County, Indiana Townships in Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana
Cass Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 694 and it contained 311 housing units. History Cass Township was organized in 1845. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. Unincorporated towns * Aberdeen at * Cofield Corner at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains Downey Cemetery. Major highways * Indiana State Road 56 State Road 56 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east. Route description The western terminus of SR 56 is near Hazleton at U.S. Route 41. SR 56 heads northeast to ... School districts * Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools Political districts * State House District 68 * State Senate District 43 References * United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi River in Cairo, Illinois, Cairo, Illinois. It is the third largest river by discharge volume in the United States and the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. It is also the sixth oldest river on the North American continent. The river flows through or along the border of six U.S. state, states, and its drainage basin includes parts of 14 states. Through its largest tributary, the Tennessee River, the basin includes several states of the southeastern United States. It is the source of drinking water for five million people. The river became a primary transportation route for pioneers during the westward expansion of the early U.S. The lower Ohio River just below Louisville was obstructed by rapids known as the Falls of the Oh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Shore, Indiana
Camp may refer to: Areas of confinement, imprisonment, or for execution * Concentration camp, an internment camp for political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or minority ethnic groups * Extermination camp, any of six Nazi death camps established for the systematic murder of over 2.7 million people * Federal prison camp, one of seven minimum-security United States federal prison facilities * Internment camp, also called a detention camp, for imprisonment (of citizens or perceived terrorists) without conviction of any crime * Labor camp, usually associated with forced or penal labor as a form of punishment * Nazi concentration camp run by the SS in Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe. * Prisoner-of-war camp ** Parole camp, during the U.S. Civil war, where both sides guarded their own soldiers as prisoners of war * Subcamp, one or more outlying smaller concentration camps that came under the command of a main Nazi concentration ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Sun High School (Indiana)
Rising Sun High School is a public high school in Rising Sun, Indiana. It is part of Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools and is the only high school in Ohio County. Athletics The nickname is the Shiners, and the athletic teams compete in the Ohio River Valley Conference. The school has achieved some interscholastic success, as the Girls' Basketball team was the Class A runner-up in the state in 2000, and the Shiner Pride marching band reached the ISSMA Class D state finals in 1997 and 1998. The band also reached finals in the MSBA(Mid-States Band Association) in 2009. The Rising Sun Shiner Pride Marching Band placed 8th in Finals at the Mid States Band Association Finals in 2011 with their show entitled "Games People Play." In 2012 they placed 5th with their show entitled "It's a Jazz Thing." See also * List of high schools in Indiana This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana. A Adams County Allen County B Bartholomew County Benton County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Road 262 (Indiana)
State Road 262 (SR 262) is a state road in the south-eastern section of the state of Indiana. Running for roughly in a general northwest–southeast direction, it connects the towns of Dillsboro and Rising Sun. SR 262 was originally introduced in the early-1930s routed between along its modern routing. The road was paved in the mid to late 1960s. The road serves as the eastern terminus of its primary route, Indiana 62 just east of Dillsboro. Route description SR 262 begins at US 50 near Dillsboro in Dearborn County. Going south, it crosses SR 62 after only a few hundred feet, then runs southeast. After a few miles, it descends into the Laughery Creek Valley, crossing the creek into Ohio County. After turning eastward and passing through the unincorporated community of Milton, it ascends out of the valley. Both the approach and departure of the valley are fairly hazardous, with sharp curves and steep dropoffs. At about 7 miles, it reaches the top of the ridge, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Road 156 (Indiana)
State Road 156 (SR 156) is a part of the Indiana State Road that runs between Vevay and Rising Sun, passing through Florence, in US state of Indiana. The of SR 156 that lie within Indiana serve as a minor highway. None of the highway is listed on the National Highway System. SR 156 is mostly a rural two-lane highway, passing through farmland and residential properties. SR 156 was first designated as a state road in 1931. The highway replaced the original State Road 58 designation of the highway which dated back to 1927. SR 58 ran from Vevay through Florence to Patriot and ended in Rising Sun. Route description SR 156 begins at an intersection with SR 56 in Vevay and it heads northeast. The highway passes through residential properties before leaving Vevay. After leaving Vevay the route enters rural farmland, with some woodlands, as a two-lane highway. The road has an intersection with SR 101 and passes by the Markland Dam. The da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Road 56 (Indiana)
State Road 56 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east. Route description The western terminus of SR 56 is near Hazleton at U.S. Route 41. SR 56 heads northeast to Hazleton. After Hazleton SR 56 turns southeast then back northeast, until State Road 65 (SR 65). Where SR 56 heads east towards Petersburg, in Petersburg SR 56 is Concurrent with State Road 57 (SR 57), until the intersection with State Road 61 (SR 61). SR 56 leaves Petersburg concurrent with SR 61 heading south, until SR 56 turns east. South of Otwell SR 56 has an intersection with State Road 257. SR 56 enters Jasper on the west side and then has an intersection with U.S. Route 231, the two routes are concurrent until they leave Jasper on the north side of town. North of Jasper SR 56 turns east towards Paoli passing through French Lick. East of Paoli SR 56 heads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Landing, Indiana
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek ''boreas'' "north wind, north" which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
