Washington Township is one of twelve
townships
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in
Hendricks County
Hendricks County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 174,788. The county seat is the town of Danville. Hendricks County is the third most populous county in the Indianapolis- Carme ...
,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 44,764.
History
Washington Township was named for
George Washington
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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
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.
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
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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 Numbered Highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an inte ...
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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 (a nickname shared with U.S. Route 66), is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid- ...
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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