Porter Township, Porter County, Indiana
Porter Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,367.[3]
Cities and towns
The township has no incorporated communities. Boone Grove, located on the southern boundary of the township continues to be an important community.[4]
Education
The township is served by the Porter Township School Corporation. Its high school is Boone Grove High School located northwest of Boone Grove.
Cemeteries
Name |
Location |
Picture |
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Fleming Cemetery |
Boone Grove Road (200 W) |
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pg 36 |
front |
Frame Cemetery (private) |
675 West |
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front |
Guernsey Cemetery (private) |
Division at County Line Road (Lake/Porter) |
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pg 34 |
front |
Ludington Cemetery (private) |
500 West, north of SR 2 |
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front |
Merriman Cemetery |
250 N at 275 W |
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front |
Shurr Cemetery (private) |
300 S, near 500 W |
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front |
Looking west across the cornfields from Smoke Road at the old (abandoned) Erie-Lackawanna Railroad ROW
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Porter township, Porter County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986
- ↑ Soil Survey of Porter County, Indiana; USDA, Soil Conservation Service, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana Department of natural Resources, Soil and Water Conservation Committee; February 1981
- ↑ Rand MacNally, Porter County, Indiana, 2001
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