Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Not to be confused with Adams, Indiana or Adams County, Indiana.

Township in Indiana, United States

Adams Township

Township

The Catlin Covered Bridge in the township's north

Location in Parke County

Coordinates: 39°44′25″N 87°12′32″W﻿ / ﻿39.74028°N 87.20889°W﻿ / 39.74028; -87.20889
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Parke
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 56.07 sq mi (145.2 km2)
• Land| 55.8 sq mi (145 km2)
• Water| 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.48%
Elevation

[1]

| 571 ft (174 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 5,100
• Density| 91/sq mi (35/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47832, 47872

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 453080

Adams Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,100 and it contained 1,985 housing units.[2]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 3,278| | —
1900| 3,637| | 11.0%
1910| 3,360| | −7.6%
1920| 3,501| | 4.2%
1930| 3,379| | −3.5%
1940| 3,741| | 10.7%
1950| 3,964| | 6.0%
1960| 4,214| | 6.3%
1970| 4,161| | −1.3%
1980| 4,535| | 9.0%
1990| 4,628| | 2.1%
2000| 5,399| | 16.7%
2010| 5,825| | 7.9%
2020| 5,100| | −12.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

## History

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Adams Township was named for James Adams, a pioneer settler, but the date of the township's organization is unknown because early records were lost.[4]

The Beeson Covered Bridge, Billie Creek Covered Bridge, Catlin Covered Bridge, Crooks Covered Bridge, Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, McAllister Covered Bridge, Neet Covered Bridge, and Sanitorium Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.07 square miles (145.2 km2), of which 55.8 square miles (145 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.[6]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Rockville (the county seat)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Billie Creek Village at 39°45′41″N 87°12′07″W﻿ / ﻿39.76143°N 87.201958°W﻿ / 39.76143; -87.201958
* Leatherwood at 39°45′06″N 87°17′07″W﻿ / ﻿39.751706°N 87.285293°W﻿ / 39.751706; -87.285293
* New Discovery at 39°43′54″N 87°07′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.731709°N 87.130569°W﻿ / 39.731709; -87.130569
* Piattsville at 39°42′16″N 87°07′33″W﻿ / ﻿39.704486°N 87.125847°W﻿ / 39.704486; -87.125847

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Hatfield, Memory Garden, Rowe and Union.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 36
* U.S. Route 41

### Airports and landing strips

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* Butler Field

## School districts

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* North Central Parke Community School Corporation[7]
* Formerly: Rockville Community Schools

## Political districts

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* State House District 42
* State House District 44
* State Senate District 38

## References

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* "Adams 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. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. ^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 172.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Parke County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2025. \- Text list

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Adams Township

Places adjacent to Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana

| Penn Township
Reserve Township | Washington Township | Greene Township

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|  |
Wabash Township |

Adams Township

| Union Township
|  |
Florida Township | Raccoon Township | Jackson Township

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Municipalities and communities of Parke County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rockville

Towns|

* Bloomingdale
* Marshall
* Mecca
* Montezuma
* Rockville
* Rosedale

Map of Indiana highlighting Parke County

Townships|

* Adams
* Florida
* Greene
* Howard
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Penn
* Raccoon
* Reserve
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington

CDPs|

* Bridgeton
* Judson
* Lyford

Other
communities|

* Alma Lake
* Annapolis
* Arabia
* Armiesburg
* Banner Mills
* Bellmore
* Bethany
* Byron
* Catlin
* Cincinnati
* Coloma
* Coxville
* Diamond
* Ferndale
* Grange Corner
* Guion
* Hollandsburg
* Howard
* Hudnut
* Jessup
* Keytsville‡
* Klondyke
* Leatherwood
* Lena
* Lodi
* Lusks Mills
* Madalline
* Mansfield
* Milligan
* Minshall
* New Discovery
* Numa
* Nyesville
* Parkeville
* Piattsville
* Pin Hook
* Rockport
* Smockville
* Snow Hill
* Stumptown
* Superior
* Sylvania
* Tangier
* Vivalia‡
* West Atherton
* West Melcher
* West Union

Ghost town|

* Coke Oven Hollow

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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