Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Spice Valley Township

Township

Location in Lawrence County

Coordinates: 38°45′11″N 86°37′29″W﻿ / ﻿38.75306°N 86.62472°W﻿ / 38.75306; -86.62472
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Lawrence
Government

• Type| Indiana township
• Trustee| Michelle Cornett[1]
Area

• Total

| 71.25 sq mi (184.5 km2)
• Land| 70.34 sq mi (182.2 km2)
• Water| 0.91 sq mi (2.4 km2)  1.28%
Elevation

| 650 ft (198 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 2,193
• Density| 34.4/sq mi (13.3/km2)
ZIP codes|

47421, 47446, 47452, 47470

GNIS feature ID| 0453863

Spice Valley Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,423 and it contained 1,137 housing units.[3]

## History

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The Williams Bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 71.25 square miles (184.5 km2), of which 70.34 square miles (182.2 km2) (or 98.72%) is land and 0.91 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 1.28%) is water.[3]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Bryantsville at 38°46′07″N 86°34′23″W﻿ / ﻿38.768662°N 86.57305°W﻿ / 38.768662; -86.57305
* Georgia at 38°42′36″N 86°34′20″W﻿ / ﻿38.710052°N 86.572215°W﻿ / 38.710052; -86.572215
* Huron at 38°43′20″N 86°40′14″W﻿ / ﻿38.722273°N 86.670552°W﻿ / 38.722273; -86.670552
* Moorestown at 38°43′07″N 86°36′57″W﻿ / ﻿38.718663°N 86.615828°W﻿ / 38.718663; -86.615828
* Williams at 38°48′16″N 86°38′50″W﻿ / ﻿38.804495°N 86.647219°W﻿ / 38.804495; -86.647219

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these nine cemeteries: Brunner, Bryantsville, Burton, Connerley Switch, Cox, Georgia, Grodey, Huron and Tincher.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 50
* State Road 60

### Lakes

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* Half Moon Lake

## Education

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* Mitchell Community Schools
* North Lawrence Community Schools

Spice Valley Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Mitchell Community Public Library in Mitchell.[5]

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 4th congressional district
* State House District 62
* State Senate District 44

## References

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* "Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
3. ^ a b "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.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. ^ "Get a card". Mitchell Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

## External links

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

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Places adjacent to Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Bedford

Cities|

* Bedford
* Mitchell

Map of Indiana highlighting Lawrence County

Town|

* Oolitic

Townships|

* Bono
* Guthrie
* Indian Creek
* Marion
* Marshall
* Perry
* Pleasant Run
* Shawswick
* Spice Valley

CDPs|

* Avoca
* East Oolitic
* Heltonville
* Huron
* Judah
* Lawrenceport
* Needmore
* Tunnelton
* Williams

Other
communities|

* Bartlettsville
* Bono
* Bryantsville
* Buddha
* Coveyville
* Coxton
* Erie
* Eureka
* Fayetteville
* Fort Ritner
* Georgia
* Guthrie
* Hartleyville
* Leesville
* Logan
* Moorestown
* Murdock
* Patton Hill
* Peerless
* Pinhook
* Popcorn
* Rabbitville
* Red Hill
* Redding
* Rivervale
* Shawswick
* Silverville
* Spring Mill Village
* Springville
* Stemm
* Stonington
* Tarry Park
* Yockey
* Zelma

Former
communities|

* Dark Hollow
* Dixonville
* Palestine

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