Reserve Township, Parke County, Indiana

Reserve Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 and it contained 596 housing units.

History
Reserve Township was so named on account of its territory once being part of an Indian reservation.

The Melcher Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.44 sqmi, of which 25.1 sqmi (or 98.66%) is land and 0.33 sqmi (or 1.30%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Montezuma (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Coloma at 39.78837°N, -87.29196°W
 * Klondyke at 39.79115°N, -87.33918°W
 * West Melcher at 39.78893°N, -87.34724°W
 * West Union at 39.84365°N, -87.33668°W

Extinct towns
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
 * Melcher at 39.79282°N, -87.33724°W

Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Causey, Oakland and Warner.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 36.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 36

School districts

 * Southwest Parke Community School Corporation

Political districts

 * State House District 42
 * State Senate District 38