Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana

Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 768 and it contained 325 housing units.

History
When General William Henry Harrison took an army from Vincennes to the Battle of Tippecanoe in late 1811, Zachariah Cicott served as a scout. Cicott was familiar with the area because of his time trading up and down the Wabash River starting circa 1801. The trail taken by Harrison's army passed through the area that later became Parke County on its way to and from the battle site in Tippecanoe County. The settlement of Armiesburg was so named because Harrison and his army crossed the Raccoon Creek and camped near there on their way to the battle.

The Phillips Covered Bridge and Sim Smith Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.79 sqmi, of which 27.49 sqmi (or 98.92%) is land and 0.3 sqmi (or 1.08%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Mecca
 * Montezuma (south edge)

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Arabia at 39.76615°N, -87.32196°W
 * Armiesburg at 39.76337°N, -87.35113°W
 * Bradfield Corner at 39.73226°N, -87.2989°W
 * Midway at 39.77532°N, -87.31752°W

Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Arabia, Armiesburg, Hixon and Watts.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 36.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 36
 * [[Image:US 41.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 41

School districts

 * Southwest Parke Community School Corporation

Political districts

 * State House District 42
 * State Senate District 38