Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana

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]

Wabash Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 87°20′00″W
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyParke
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total27.79 sq mi (72.0 km2)
 • Land27.49 sq mi (71.2 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.08%
Elevation
[1]
620 ft (189 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total818
 • Density29.8/sq mi (11.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47860, 47862, 47872
Area code765
GNIS feature ID453966

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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. Bowen 1913, pp. 52–53, 221.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

Bibliography
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