Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana
| Wabash Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 87°20′00″W / 39.73222°N 87.3333333°WCoordinates: 39°43′56″N 87°20′00″W / 39.73222°N 87.3333333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.78 sq mi (71.95 km2) |
| • Land | 27.48 sq mi (71.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.79 km2) 1.1% |
| Elevation | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 839 |
| • Density | 30.5/sq mi (11.8/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47860, 47862, 47872 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453966 |
Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 839.[1]
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[edit] 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 around 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]
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wabash Township covers an area of 27.78 square miles (71.9 km2); of this, 27.48 square miles (71.2 km2) (98.9 percent) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (1.1 percent) is water.
[edit] Cities, towns, villages
[edit] Unincorporated towns
- Arabia at 39°45′58″N 87°19′19″W / 39.7661501°N 87.3219602°W
- Armiesburg at 39°45′48″N 87°21′04″W / 39.7633719°N 87.3511275°W
- Bradfield Corner at 39°43′56″N 87°17′56″W / 39.7322614°N 87.2989047°W
- Midway at 39°46′31″N 87°19′03″W / 39.7753169°N 87.3175156°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Arabia, Armiesburg, Hixon and Watts.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] School districts
- Southwest Parke Community School Corporation
[edit] Political districts
- State House District 42
- State Senate District 38
[edit] References
- "Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453966. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
- ^ Bowen 1913, pp. 52–53, 221.
[edit] Bibliography
- History of Parke and Vermillion Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. 1913. pp. 25–225. http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofparkeve00bfbo#page/n25/mode/2up. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
[edit] External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Wabash Township
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