Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana

Wabash Township
Township

Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 87°20′00″W / 39.73222°N 87.33333°W / 39.73222; -87.33333Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 87°20′00″W / 39.73222°N 87.33333°W / 39.73222; -87.33333
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[1] 620 ft (189 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 818
 • Density 29.8/sq mi (11.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 47860, 47862, 47872
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 453966

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.[2]

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.[3]

The Phillips Covered Bridge and Sim Smith Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]

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.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(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

  • "Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ↑ Bowen 1913, pp. 52–53, 221.
  4. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Bibliography

  • History of Parke and Vermillion Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. 1913. pp. 25–225. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
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