Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana
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Harrison Township is one of twelve townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Harrison County
Harrison County, Indiana
Harrison County is a county located in the far southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Ohio River. It is divided into twelve townships, and the county seat is Corydon, the former capital of Indiana. The county is part of the larger Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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, its population was 10,303. Corydon
Corydon, Indiana
Corydon is a town in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States, founded in 1808, and is known as Indiana's First State Capital. After Vincennes, Corydon was the second capital of the Indiana Territory from May 1, 1813, until December 11, 1816. After statehood, the town was the...

, the county seat of Harrison County, is in Harrison Township.

History

The township, like the county, is named for Governor, General, and 9th President William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...

. The majority of land in the township was in his possession in the first decade of the 1800s. He donated a parcel of land for the construction of Corydon and sold much of the rest of his land in the township by 1815 to the settlers who were rapidly occupying the countryside.

Geography

Harrison Township covers an area of 101.6 square miles (263.1 km²); of this, 0.31 square mile (0.8028963141 km²) or 0.3 percent is water. The streams of Blue River, Brush Heap Creek, Buck Creek, Hickman Branch, Little Indian Creek, Potato Run and Rock Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Dixie
  • Harrison Grange
  • Hillcrest
  • Idlewild (historical)
  • Kings Store
  • White Cloud
    White Cloud, Indiana
    White Cloud is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana....


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

Adjacent townships

  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,213.-External links:* *...

     (northeast)
  • Franklin Township
    Franklin Township, Harrison County, Indiana
    Franklin Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,642.-Geography:Franklin Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.08 percent is water...

     (east)
  • Boone Township
    Boone Township, Harrison County, Indiana
    Boone Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,217.-History:Boone Township is named after Squire Boone who settled in the township in 1806. He died there in 1813 and is buried in the nearby Squire Boone Caverns. Boone built...

     (southeast)
  • Webster Township
    Webster Township, Harrison County, Indiana
    Webster Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,616.-External links:* *...

     (southeast)
  • Heth Township
    Heth Township, Harrison County, Indiana
    Heth Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,199.-History:The township was named for Harvey Heth, the man who surveyed much of Southern Indiana...

     (south)
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Harrison County, Indiana
    Washington Township is the smallest of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. At the 2000 census, its population was 256.-History:Washington Township's first settlers were Jacob and Henry Funk and their families who settled in the area in 1805...

     (southwest)
  • Jennings Township, Crawford County
    Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana
    Jennings Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,386.-Geography:Jennings Township covers an area of ; of this is water...

     (west)
  • Ohio Township, Crawford County
    Ohio Township, Crawford County, Indiana
    Ohio Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 689.-Geography:Ohio Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Artist Point* Beechwood* Cape Sandy...

     (west)
  • Spencer Township
    Spencer Township, Harrison County, Indiana
    Spencer Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,694.-External links:* *...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Cedar Hill, Conrad, Hillgrove, Jackson, Jordan, Shuck and Trout.

Major highways

  • Interstate 64
    Interstate 64
    Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...

  • Indiana State Road 62
    Indiana State Road 62
    State Road 62 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west route that runs from the Illinois state line in the southwest corner of Indiana to the Louisville, Kentucky area, then northeast toward the Cincinnati, Ohio area.-Route description:...

  • Indiana State Road 135
    Indiana State Road 135
    State Road 135 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a road that connects Indianapolis with the Ohio River; for the most part it is a two-lane road.-Route description:The southern terminus is the Matthew E. Welsh Bridge on the east side of Mauckport...

  • Indiana State Road 337
    Indiana State Road 337
    State Road 337 in the U.S. State of Indiana is divided into a northern section and a southern section.-Southern section:The southern section is about long. Starting at State Road 64 in Depauw it runs along rolling hills toward Corydon. The Harrison County Hospital is located on the stretch next to...


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