title: Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
text: # Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
  
  Highland Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,534 and it contained 724 housing units.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 55.07 square miles (142.6 $km^2),$ of which 54.54 square miles (141.3 $km^2)$ (or 99.04%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 $km^2)$ (or 0.96%) is water.
  
  ### Cities
  
  * Perrysville
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Flat Iron at 40°03′12″N 87°29′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.0533708°N 87.4900163°W﻿ / 40.0533708; -87.4900163
  * Gessie at 40°04′57″N 87°29′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.0825372°N 87.4997387°W﻿ / 40.0825372; -87.4997387
  * Rileysburg at 40°06′15″N 87°31′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.1042037°N 87.5258506°W﻿ / 40.1042037; -87.5258506
  * Tree Spring at 40°05′48″N 87°25′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.0967045°N 87.4330703°W﻿ / 40.0967045; -87.4330703
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains ten cemeteries: Ater, Chenoweth, Harrison, Hicks, Hopewell, Hughes, Lower Mound, Skinner, Mathes and Smith.
  
  ### Airports and landing strips
  
  * Highland Airport (closed)
  
  ### Rivers
  
  * Wabash River
  * Vermilion River
  
  ### Highways
  
  * Interstate 74
  * U.S. Route 136
  * Indiana State Road 63
  * Indiana State Road 32
  
  ## School districts
  
  * North Vermillion Community School Corporation
  
  ## Political districts
  
  * Indiana's 8th congressional district
  * State House District 42
  * State Senate District 38
  