Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana

Tobin Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 690 and it contained 383 housing units.

History

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

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.

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.

Unincorporated towns

• Dodd at 37.91228°N 86.651929°W / 37.91228; -86.651929
• Gerald at 38.007561°N 86.573037°W / 38.007561; -86.573037
• Hardingrove at 37.927004°N 86.57137°W / 37.927004; -86.57137
• Lauer at 37.879225°N 86.601649°W / 37.879225; -86.601649
• Rome at 37.923394°N 86.523591°W / 37.923394; -86.523591
• Tobinsport at 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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Tobin Township

1. Perry County, Indiana
2. Old Perry County Courthouse (Rome, Indiana)
3. Rome, Indiana
4. Tobin
5. Tobinsport, Indiana
6. Gerald, Indiana
7. Dodd, Indiana
8. Lauer, Indiana
9. Hardingrove, Indiana
10. March 17
11. Indiana State Road 166
12. List of Indiana townships
13. Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710
14. List of Tree Cities USA
15. Indiana State Road 66
16. National Register of Historic Places listings in Perry County, Indiana
17. Cleveland crime family
18. Wright brothers
19. Highway revolts in the United States
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