Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana
Union Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana, which contains the towns of Modoc and Losantville. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,965 and it contained 902 housing units.
History
Union Township was established on 1 January 1951 from the merger of Nettle Creek Township and West River Township.Confusingly, another Union Township was proposed in Randolph County in 1838. This Union Township was either short lived or was never formed. It would have consisted of the northern half of the existing West River Township
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.Cities and towns
Unincorporated towns
- Huntsville at
- Unionport at
Former settlements
- Cabin Creek — an erstwhile farming settlement and station on the underground railroad
Education
It is in the Union School Corporation.Cemeteries
Union Township has nine cemeteries:- Buena Vista Cemetery
- Huntsville Cemetery
- Little Creek Cemetery
- Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
- Union Baptist Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery