Washington Township is the northwest township in Blackford County, Indiana. (Township: 24 North; Range: 10 East) The County Commissioners named the township after the first U.S. President George Washington in 1833 when it was part of Jay County. In 1838, Washington Township became part of the newly organized Blackford County.
Washington Township contains these unincorporated towns, including a ghost town
Roll
Silas (Ghost Town)
The township contains at least nine cemeteries:
Balsley
Center
Hadden
Herbaugh
Leffler
Miles
Roll
Shields
Schmidt