Harrison Township, Daviess County, Indiana


Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 696 and it contained 308 housing units.

History

Harrison Township was organized in June 1841 out of parts of Reave and Veale townships. Its first settlers were Lewis and William Jones, who came from South Carolina in 1812 and were soon joined by many other families from the Palmetto State.
The Glendale Ridge Archaeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Unincorporated towns

The township contains three cemeteries: East Union, Ebenezer and Saint Patricks Glencoe.