Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana

Silver Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,858 and it contained 4,858 housing units.

History
Silver Creek Township was established in or before 1815, but when exactly is uncertain because records have been lost. The township takes its name from Silver Creek, the largest stream in Clark County.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 16.98 sqmi, of which 16.72 sqmi (or 98.47%) is land and 0.27 sqmi (or 1.59%) is water.

Cities and towns

 * Clarksville (north quarter)
 * Sellersburg

Unincorporated towns

 * Hamburg
 * Speed

Adjacent townships

 * Union Township (north)
 * Charlestown Township (northeast)
 * Utica Township (east)
 * Jeffersonville Township (south)
 * New Albany Township, Floyd County (southwest)
 * Carr Township (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-65.svg|25px]] Interstate 65
 * [[Image:US 31.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 31
 * [[Image:Indiana 60.svg|25px]] State Road 60
 * [[Image:Indiana 311.svg|25px]] State Road 311
 * [[Image:Indiana 403.svg|25px]] State Road 403

Cemeteries
The township contains several cemeteries: Bottorff/Couch, Cremer/Kramer, Cunningham, Hendricks (a.k.a. Sarles Cemetery and Hell's Half Acre), Hopewell Baptist Church, Jenkins, Lehmanowsky, Phelps, Poindexter, Plum Run, Sellersburg, Smith Cemetery, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Francis Wells Family (a.k.a. Francis Wells), Whalen