Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 718.^[3]

Geography

Jackson Township covers an area of 36.07 square miles (93.4 km²); 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (0.25 percent) of this is water. It contains the town of Wallace, located near the center of the township, and the unincorporated community of Wooley Corner to the northwest of Wallace.

Indiana State Road 32 runs along a portion of the northern border before veering east–southeast through the northeastern part of the township.^[4] Indiana State Road 234 runs from east to west through the southern part of the township.^[5] Indiana State Road 341 begins at State Road 234 and runs north through Wallace before leaving the township.^[6]

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Nolen and Zackmire.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
4. ^ "State Road 32". Highway Explorer. http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1032&section=1. Retrieved 2010-09-21. 
5. ^ "State Road 234". Highway Explorer. http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1234&section=1. Retrieved 2010-09-21. 
6. ^ "State Road 341". Highway Explorer. http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1341&section=1. Retrieved 2010-09-21. 

• "Jackson Township, Fountain County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453444. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana