Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°52′19″N 86°37′50″W / 39.87194°N 86.63056°W / 39.87194; -86.63056CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHendricksGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total42.54 sq mi (110.18 km²) • Land42.54 sq mi (110.18 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

919 ft (280 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total1,707 • Density39.1/sq mi (15.1/km²)GNIS feature ID0453274

Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.^[2]

History

Eel River Township was organized in about 1828.^[3]

Geography

Eel River Township covers an area of 42.54 square miles (110.2 km²). The streams of East Fork Big Walnut Creek, Hunt Creek, Middle Fork Big Walnut Creek and Ramp Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Jamestown (south edge)
North Salem

Adjacent townships

Jackson Township, Boone County (north)
Union Township (east)
Center Township (southeast)
Marion Township (south)
Jackson Township, Putnam County (southwest)
Clark Township, Montgomery County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Adams, Campbell, Devenport, Fairview, Fleece, Fullen, Gossett, Hypes, Kidd Farm, North Salem Baptist, Page, Pennington, Richardson, Roundtown, Trotter and Zimmerman.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Reynolds Landing Strip

References

"Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Census Bureau profile: Eel River Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 20, 2008.
^ Hadley, John Vestal (1914). History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 70.