Flinn Township, Lawrence County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Flinn Township
Settlement Type:Former Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lawrence
Population As Of:1910
Population Total:823
Coordinates:38.8503°N -86.2944°W

Flinn Township is a former township in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. The township was dissolved on January 1, 1911.[1]

History

Flinn Township was named after a local family, who settled near the Leesville area in February 1810.[2] The township lasted slightly less than a century, when the board of county commissioners voted to dissolve the township in December 1910. This went into effect on January 1, 1911, and the township was annexed by Shawswick, Guthrie, and Pleasant Run Townships.[1]

Municipality

Unincorporated community

Notes and References

  1. Book: History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. 1914. B.F. Bowen. 67-70.
  2. Book: History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. 1914. B.F. Bowen. 34-35.