Harrison Township
Harrison Township
Harrison Township is northeast township in Blackford County, Indiana. (Range: 11 East; Townships: 24 North & Range: 12 East; Townships: 24 North) The township was named after William Henry Harrison, a hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe fought on November 7, 1811 between U.S. armed forces and Native American local warriors; a former governor of the Indiana Territory, and ninth President of the United States.
Cities, Towns and Unincorpated Towns
Harrison Township contains one city and four unincorporated towns with three of them as ghost towns.
Montpelier
Dorsey's Station (Ghost Town)
Matamoras
Mollie (Ghost Town)
Pleasantdale (Ghost Town)
Cemeteries
The township contains at least eight cemeteries. See map above for location of these cemeteries.
Brookside
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (North of Montpelier)
North Twibell
Penrod
Pleasantdale
South Twibell aka Markim
St Margaret's Roman Catholic
Woodlawn (East of Montpelier)