Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana
History
Sugar Creek Township was organized in 1828, and named from its principal stream.
Rufus and Amanda Black House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (92 km), of which 35.3 square miles (91 km) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) (or 0.28%) is water. Lakes in this township include Spring Lake. The streams of Palestine Branch and Sugar Run run through this township.
Cities and towns
- Cumberland (southeast quarter)
- Spring Lake
- New Palestine
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Buck Creek Township (north)
- Center Township (northeast)
- Brandywine Township (east)
- Van Buren Township, Shelby County (southeast)
- Moral Township, Shelby County (south)
- Franklin Township, Marion County (southwest)
- Warren Township, Marion County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains nine cemeteries: Dye, Langenberger, McNamee, New Palestine, Owen, Pitcher, Richmond, Schramm, and Zion Lutheran.
Major highways
References
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 273–274.
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. p. 741.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/14 through 10/03/14 5. National Park Service. October 10, 2014.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana
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