| Official Name: | Adams Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Parke |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 56.07 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 55.8 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.48 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5100 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 174 |
| Elevation Ft: | 571 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7403°N -87.2089°W |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 47832, 47872 |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 453080 |
Adams Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,100 and it contained 1,985 housing units.[2]
Adams Township was named for James Adams, a pioneer settler, but the date of the township's organization is unknown because early records were lost.[3]
The Beeson Covered Bridge, Billie Creek Covered Bridge, Catlin Covered Bridge, Crooks Covered Bridge, Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, McAllister Covered Bridge, Neet Covered Bridge, and Sanitorium Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.52%) is land and (or 0.48%) is water.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these four cemeteries: Hatfield, Memory Garden, Rowe and Union.