Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana


Pershing Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,354 and it contained 600 housing units.

History

The Frank Wheeler Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water. Lakes in this township include Beck Pond, Buckskin Pond, Fox Pond and Scholl Pond. The streams of Cross Branch and Runt Run run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

  • Bald Knobs

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Lucas, Spraytown and Waggoner.

Major highways