Republican Township is one of ten
townships
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Jefferson County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,599 and it contained 639 housing units.
Republican Township was created on March 12, 1817 by the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court. It has had the following post offices, which are no longer in operation: Hargan (June 4, 1884 – July 29, 1898); Ramsey's Mills (Dec. 19, 1832-Jan. 14, 1848); Swanville (June 10, 1847-Oct. 23, 1866) and (Jan. 8, 1867-Jan. 15, 1907). There is no active post office in the township.
Ramseys Mills Post Office was renamed Kent, which operated from Jan. 14, 1848 until March 26, 1965, when mail service was transferred to Madison.
Its active churches include the Kent Baptist, Christian and Methodist churches. Past churches include the Ebenezer Methodist (ca. 1840-?): New Liberty Methodist (ca. 1900-1995/90), Providence Methodist (ca. 1830-?), Sharon Hill Presbyterian (1845-after 1945); White River Baptist (1811-1886/87) and White River Christian (founded as a New Light church in 1817, moved to Kent where the Kent Christian Church is its successor).
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.60%) is land and (or 0.40%) is water.
The streams of Big Spring Creek, Chicken Run, Ramsey Creek and Thompson Branch run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
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Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
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Swanville
Adjacent townships
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Smyrna Township (northeast)
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Hanover Township (east)
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Madison Township (east)
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Saluda Township (southeast)
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Lexington Township, Scott County (southwest)
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Graham Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains cemeteries: Blankenship, Kent, Landon, Liberty, Lloyd, Scotland,
Sharon Hill, Slippery Point and White River.
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 56
State Road 56 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 56 is near Hazleton at U.S. Route 41. SR 56 heads northeast to Haz ...
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Indiana State Road 256
State Road 256 (SR 256) in the U.S. State of Indiana runs mostly through Scott and Jefferson counties, with short portions in Jackson and Washington counties. The western terminus is Indiana 39. The eastern terminus is Indiana 56 near Madiso ...
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Indiana State Road 356
Airports and landing strips
* Wilkersons Airport
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
Baker, J. David, The Postal History of Indiana, 1976, Philatelic Bibliophile, P.O. Box 213971, Louisville, Ky. 1976.
John Paul Chapter DAR. Jefferson County Cemetery Transcriptions, Madison, 1941.
PAUL (1995): John Paul. Jefferson County Court Records 1811–1826. Transcribed by the Jefferson County Historical Society, Madison.
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Jefferson County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana