Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,705 and it contained 624 housing units.
History Jackson Township was organized in 1832. It was originally a part of Kelso Township. The first settlement in this Township was made by Isaac Lawrence, Senior, who emigrated from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1818, and settled on the Northwest quarter of section 17. Mr. Lawrence brought with him eight sons and two daughters, who settled in the same neighborhood, each on a quarter section.D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 16.
Prior to the change from Ohio to Indiana, both Isaac and his brother Volentine settled here with their families. Check property records dated April 27, 1818 #547 and #548. Volentine continued to purchase property over the next several years #365, 088, 386, 404, and 294. "Volentine Lawrence of Dearborne County Ohio having deposited in the General Land-Office a Certificate of the Register of the Land-Office at Cincinnati whereby it appears that full payment has been made for the South West Quarter of Section two, in township Seven of the Range two"
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.80%) is land and (or 0.20%) is water.
Unincorporated towns Hubbells Corner Lawrenceville Weisburg (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Major highways Interstate 74 Indiana State Road 46
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana