title: Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
text: # Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
  
  Jackson Township (T35N R6E) is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,288.
  
  ## History
  
  Jackson Township was named for Col. John Jackson, a pioneer settler.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 $km^2),$ of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 $km^2)$ (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 $km^2)$ (or 0.17%) is water. Frog Pond is in this township.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * New Paris
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Bainter Town
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Elkhart Township (north)
  * Clinton Township (northeast)
  * Benton Township (east)
  * Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County (southeast)
  * Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County (south)
  * Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County (southwest)
  * Union Township (west)
  * Harrison Township (northwest)
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * US 6
  * US 33
  * SR 15
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains several cemeteries, including the historic Bainter Town cemetery, which opened in 1832.
  
  