Rockcreek Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,579 and it contained 645 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.05%) is land and (or 0.95%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Markle (east half) Uniondale (southwest half)
Unincorporated towns
Rockford at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Banner City – a hamlet about a mile west of Uniondale on the abandoned Erie Lackawanna railway section between Uniondale and Markle. It was made a station of the old Chicago & Atlantic Railway about 1887, which reorganized as the Chicago & Erie Railroad from 1890 to 1941. The old right-of-way could become part of an extended Erie Lackawanna Trail. Part of the hamlet may be in Union Township.
Adjacent townships
Union Township (north) Jefferson Township (northeast) Lancaster Township (east) Harrison Township (southeast) Liberty Township (south) Salamonie Township, Huntington County (southwest) Rock Creek Township, Huntington County (west) Union Township, Huntington County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Horeb, Sparks and Spider Hill.
Rivers
Wabash River
School districts
Northern Wells Community Schools
Political districts
Indiana's 6th congressional district
State House District 82
State Senate District 19
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS) IndianaMap History of Rockcreek High School, Rockcreek Township
