Country United States County Perry Elevation 164 m Local time Saturday 9:05 PM | State Indiana GNIS feature ID 0453900 Area 169.8 km² Population 768 (2010) | |
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ZIP codes 47520, 47525, 47574, 47586 Weather 9°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
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.
Contents
- Map of Tobin Township IN USA
- History
- Geography
- Unincorporated towns
- Cemeteries
- School districts
- Political districts
- References
Map of Tobin Township, IN, USA
History
Several members of the Tobin family (including Daniel Tobin) 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
(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.