Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

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Guilford Township
Township
Map highlighting Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.svg
Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°40′28″N86°22′56″W / 39.67444°N 86.38222°W / 39.67444; -86.38222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hendricks
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total35.93 sq mi (93.06 km2)
 • Land35.8 sq mi (92.72 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)  0.37%
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total27,844
 • Density777.8/sq mi (300.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453358

Guilford Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,844. [1]

Contents

History

The Joel Jessup Farm, Noah and Hannah Hadley Kellum House, Kellum-Jessup-Chandler Farm, and Sugar Grove Meetinghouse and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

An unnamed Black settlement existed in Guilford Township beginning in the 19th century. Several black families lived in the area between Plainfield and Mooresville and established a non-denominational church along White Lick Creek, as well as a colored school before 1870. [3]

Geography

Guilford Township covers an area of 35.93 square miles (93.1 km2); of this, 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) or 0.37 percent is water. The streams of Black Creek, Clarks Creek, Guilford Branch, Hendricks Creek, Leg Creek, Middle Creek, Moore Creek, Penns Run, Rail Run, Rock Creek, Rogers Creek and West Fork Hendricks Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Fairfield Friends, Indiana Boys School, Lick Branch, Maple Hill, Ramsey, Sugar Grove and White Lick Friends.

Major highways

Education

Guilford Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library in Plainfield. [4]

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Kellum–Jessup–Chandler Farm is a historic home and farm located in Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built about 1862, and is a two-story, central passage plan, brick I-house with Greek Revival style design elements. It has a gable roof, two-story rear ell, and sits on a brick foundation. Also on the property are the contributing three traverse frame barns, brick smokehouse, privy, chicken house, dairy barn, milk house, corn crib, and tractor shed.

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  2. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Early Black Settlements by County". Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Get a library card". Plainfield-Guilford Twp Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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