Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is one of ten townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington. Daviess County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. It has returned to the Eastern Time Zone as of November 4, 2007.- History :Daviess County was...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 15,110.

History

Washington Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners. Among its earliest settlements was the community of Liverpool, which later became subsumed into the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

 of Washington
Washington, Indiana
Washington is a city in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,509 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Daviess County.-History:...

, which is located in Washington Township.

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 73.77 square miles (191.1 km²); 0.51 square miles (1.3 km²) (0.69 percent) of this is water. Blue Hole Pond, Snyder Pond and Swan Pond are in this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Graham
    Graham, Daviess County, Indiana
    Graham is a small unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana....

  • Jordan
    Jordan, Indiana
    Jordan is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana....

  • Lettsville
  • Maysville
    Maysville, Indiana
    Maysville is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana....

  • South Washington
    South Washington, Indiana
    South Washington is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.-Geography:South Washington is located at ....

  • Thomas

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

Adjacent townships

  • Steele Township
    Steele Township, Daviess County, Indiana
    Steele Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. At the 2000 census, its population was 930.-History:Steele Township was organized in 1835 out of what had been northern Washington Township...

     (north)
  • Vigo Township, Knox County
    Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana
    Vigo Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,798.-External links:* *...

     (north)
  • Bogard Township
    Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana
    Bogard Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,189.-History:Bogard Township was organized on 9 May 1820. Among its earliest settlers was North Carolina native Elias Myers, who arrived in 1816 and purchased of land in the following...

     (northeast)
  • Barr Township
    Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
    Barr Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,193.-History:Barr Township was organized on 4 August 1819 from part of Washington Township; its namesake was pioneer settler Hugh Barr...

     (east)
  • Harrison Township
    Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana
    Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 673.-History:Harrison Township was organized in June 1841 out of parts of Reave and Veale townships...

     (southeast)
  • Veale Township
    Veale Township, Daviess County, Indiana
    Veale Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,041.-History:Veale Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners. and named for James Veale; one of the township's first residents, Veale...

     (south)
  • Harrison Township, Knox County
    Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana
    Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,966.-External links:* *...

     (southwest)
  • Steen Township, Knox County
    Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana
    Steen Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 929.-External links:* *...

    (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Colbert, Hawkins, New Veale Creek, Oak Grove and Saint Johns.

External links

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