Tobin Township, Indiana
| Tobin Township | |
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| Township | |
Along State Road 66 north of Rome
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 Location in Perry County |
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| Coordinates: 37°57′17″N 86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°WCoordinates: 37°57′17″N 86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Indiana
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| County | Perry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.55 sq mi (169.8 km2) |
| • Land | 63.91 sq mi (165.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.65 sq mi (4.3 km2) 2.52% |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 768 |
| • Density | 12/sq mi (5/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47520, 47525, 47574, 47586 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453900 |
Tobin Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 768 and it contained 418 housing units.
Several members of the Tobin family were among the pioneer settlers who arrived to Tobin Township in the 1810s.
The crash of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710, which killed 63 people on March 17, 1960 occurred in Tobin Township.
The Old Perry County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.55 square miles (169.8 km2), of which 63.91 square miles (165.5 km2) (or 97.50%) is land and 1.65 square miles (4.3 km2) (or 2.52%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these twenty cemeteries: Brashear, Bryant, Carr, Cockrell-Tate, Conner, Connor, Cooks, David Tate, George Tate, German Ridge, Gilliand, Groves, Harding, Hiley, Lamb, Lamb, Lower Cummings, Maier, Miller, Robinson, Saint Johns, Saint Peters, Sampley, Schraner, Seibert, Shoemaker, Simons, Smith, Tate, Upper Cummings and Wegenast.
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