Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,892 and it contained 1,614 housing units.

It was named for Abraham Adams, a pioneer settler.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.07 square miles (93.4 km), of which 36.05 square miles (93.4 km) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km) (or 0.06%) is water.

• Anderson (southeast edge)
• Markleville

• Alliance at 40°02′00″N 85°39′00″W / 40.033376°N 85.649976°W / 40.033376; -85.649976
• Emporia at 40°00′16″N 85°38′02″W / 40.004488°N 85.633865°W / 40.004488; -85.633865
• New Columbus at 40°01′08″N 85°39′21″W / 40.018932°N 85.65581°W / 40.018932; -85.65581

The township contains these five cemeteries: Capp, Collier, Gilmore, Peewee and Walker.

• U.S. Route 36
• Indiana State Road 38

State Road 109

None

• South Madison Community School Corporation

Adams Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pendleton Community Public Library in Pendleton.

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 37
• State Senate District 25

• "Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

• City-Data.com page for Adams Township
• Adams Township History Page