title: Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
text: # Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
  
  Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.
  
  ## History
  
  Eel River Township was organized in about 1828.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Eel River Township covers an area of 42.54 square miles (110.2 $km^2).$ The streams of East Fork Big Walnut Creek, Hunt Creek, Middle Fork Big Walnut Creek and Ramp Run run through this township.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Jamestown (south edge)
  * North Salem
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Jackson Township, Boone County (north)
  * Union Township (east)
  * Center Township (southeast)
  * Marion Township (south)
  * Jackson Township, Putnam County (southwest)
  * Clark Township, Montgomery County (west)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Adams, Campbell, Devenport, Fairview, Fleece, Fullen, Gossett, Hypes, Kidd Farm, North Salem Baptist, Page, Pennington, Richardson, Roundtown, Trotter and Zimmerman.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * Interstate 74
  * U.S. Route 136
  * Indiana State Road 75
  * Indiana State Road 234
  * Indiana State Road 236
  
  ### Airports and landing strips
  
  * Reynolds Landing Strip
  