Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana


Keyser Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,666 and it contained 3,087 housing units.

History

Keyser Township had its start in the year 1876 by the building of the railroad through that territory.
The Samuel Bevier House, Joseph Bowman Farmhouse, Breechbill-Davidson House, Brethren in Christ Church, Orin Clark House, DeKalb County Home and Barn, William Fountain House, Gump House, Edward Kelham House, Charles Lehmback Farmstead, Rakestraw House, and Henry Shull Farmhouse Inn were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geography

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

Cities and towns

The township contains two cemeteries: Calvary and Embrey.