Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana

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Country United States County Perry Area 172.5 km² Local time Thursday 3:14 AM		State Indiana GNIS feature ID 0453686 Elevation 161 m Population 2,546 (2010)

ZIP codes 47118, 47137, 47514, 47515, 47520, 47551, 47576, 47586 Weather 1°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 54% Humidity

Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,546 and it contained 531 housing units.

Map of Oil Township, IN, USA

History

Oil Township took its name from Oil Creek.

The Jacob Rickenbaugh House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.59 square miles (172.5 km²), of which 66.38 square miles (171.9 km²) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km²) (or 0.32%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

Apalona at 38.154504°N 86.632208°W / 38.154504; -86.632208

Bandon at 38.137282°N 86.600262°W / 38.137282; -86.600262

Branchville at 38.163672°N 86.579706°W / 38.163672; -86.579706

Celina at 38.188115°N 86.612763°W / 38.188115; -86.612763

Doolittle Mills at 38.250893°N 86.603041°W / 38.250893; -86.603041

Oriole at 38.168951°N 86.504703°W / 38.168951; -86.504703

Saint Croix at 38.223949°N 86.586374°W / 38.223949; -86.586374

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.

Major highways

Interstate 64

Indiana State Road 37

School districts

Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

State House District 73

State Senate District 47

References

Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana Wikipedia

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