Veale Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Veale Township is one of ten townships
in Daviess County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,041.
and the first distillery
in Daviess County.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington. Daviess County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. It has returned to the Eastern Time Zone as of November 4, 2007.- History :Daviess County was...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,041.
History
Veale Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners. and named for James Veale; one of the township's first residents, Veale had settled there in 1807 or 1808. In the county's early history, Veale Township was an industrial leader: within its boundaries were the first sawmillSawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
and the first distillery
Distillation
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
in Daviess County.
Geography
Veale Township covers an area of 29.65 square miles (76.8 km²); 0.48 square miles (1.2 km²) (1.62 percent) of this is water. Horseshoe Pond and Jackson Pond are in this township.Unincorporated towns
- Cumback
- Sandy Hook
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Washington TownshipWashington Township, Daviess County, IndianaWashington Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 15,110.-History:Washington Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners...
(north) - Harrison TownshipHarrison Township, Daviess County, IndianaHarrison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 673.-History:Harrison Township was organized in June 1841 out of parts of Reave and Veale townships...
(east) - Jefferson Township, Pike CountyJefferson Township, Pike County, IndianaJefferson Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,773.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water...
(southeast) - Washington Township, Pike CountyWashington Township, Pike County, IndianaWashington Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,633.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Washington Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water...
(southwest) - Harrison Township, Knox CountyHarrison Township, Knox County, IndianaHarrison Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,966.-External links:* *...
(west)