Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana

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Wabash Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Location in Parke County
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Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Parke
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 27.79 sq mi (72.0 km2)
 • Land 27.49 sq mi (71.2 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.08%
Elevation 512 ft (156 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 818
 • Density 29.8/sq mi (11.5/km2)
ZIP codes 47860, 47862, 47872
GNIS feature ID 0453966

Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 818 and it contained 353 housing units.[1]

History

When General William Henry Harrison took an army from Vincennes to the Battle of Tippecanoe in late 1811, Zachariah Cicott served as a scout. Cicott was familiar with the area because of his time trading up and down the Wabash River starting circa 1801. The trail taken by Harrison's army passed through the area that later became Parke County on its way to and from the battle site in Tippecanoe County. The settlement of Armiesburg was so named because Harrison and his army crossed the Raccoon Creek and camped near there on their way to the battle.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.79 square miles (72.0 km2), of which 27.49 square miles (71.2 km2) (or 98.92%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (or 1.08%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

  • Arabia at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Armiesburg at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Bradfield Corner at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Midway at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Arabia, Armiesburg, Hixon and Watts.

Major highways

School districts

  • Southwest Parke Community School Corporation

Political districts

  • State House District 42
  • State Senate District 38

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Bowen 1913, pp. 52–53, 221.

Bibliography

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External links

 Reserve Township
Helt Township, Vermillion County Adams Township
  Wabash Township  
Clinton Township, Vermillion County Florida Township
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