Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana




Township in Indiana, United States


























































Tobin Township
Township

Along State Road 66 north of Rome
Along State Road 66 north of Rome


Location in Perry County
Location in Perry County

Coordinates: 37°57′17″N 86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°W / 37.95472; -86.59361Coordinates: 37°57′17″N 86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°W / 37.95472; -86.59361
Country
 United States
State
 Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 65.55 sq mi (169.8 km2)
 • Land 63.91 sq mi (165.5 km2)
 • Water 1.65 sq mi (4.3 km2)  2.52%
Elevation
 538 ft (164 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 768
 • Density 12/sq mi (5/km2)
ZIP codes 47520, 47525, 47574, 47586

GNIS feature ID		 453900

Tobin Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 768 and it contained 418 housing units.[1]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Unincorporated towns


    • 2.2 Cemeteries




  • 3 School districts


  • 4 Political districts


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


Several members of the Tobin family were among the pioneer settlers who arrived to Tobin Township in the 1810s.[2]


The crash of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710, which killed 63 people on March 17, 1960 occurred in Tobin Township.


The Old Perry County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[3]



Geography


According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.55 square miles (169.8 km2), of which 63.91 square miles (165.5 km2) (or 97.50%) is land and 1.65 square miles (4.3 km2) (or 2.52%) is water.[1]



Unincorporated towns




  • Dodd at 37°54′44″N 86°39′07″W / 37.91228°N 86.651929°W / 37.91228; -86.651929


  • Gerald at 38°00′27″N 86°34′23″W / 38.007561°N 86.573037°W / 38.007561; -86.573037


  • Hardingrove at 37°55′37″N 86°34′17″W / 37.927004°N 86.57137°W / 37.927004; -86.57137


  • Lauer at 37°52′45″N 86°36′06″W / 37.879225°N 86.601649°W / 37.879225; -86.601649


  • Rome at 37°55′24″N 86°31′25″W / 37.923394°N 86.523591°W / 37.923394; -86.523591


  • Tobinsport at 37°51′09″N 86°38′08″W / 37.852557°N 86.635539°W / 37.852557; -86.635539


(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)



Cemeteries


The township contains these twenty cemeteries: Brashear, Bryant, Carr, Cockrell-Tate, Conner, Connor, Cooks, David Tate, George Tate, German Ridge, Gilliand, Groves, Harding, Hiley, Lamb, Lamb, Lower Cummings, Maier, Miller, Robinson, Saint Johns, Saint Peters, Sampley, Schraner, Seibert, Shoemaker, Simons, Smith, Tate, Upper Cummings and Wegenast.



School districts


  • Perry Central Community School Corporation


Political districts



  • State House District 74

  • State Senate District 47



References




  • "Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

  • IndianaMap




  1. ^ ab "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.


  2. ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 17.


  3. ^ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.



External links



  • Indiana Township Association

  • United Township Association of Indiana

  • City-Data.com page for Tobin Township










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