| Official Name: | Pershing Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.86 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.66 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.2 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.65 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1354 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 225 |
| Elevation Ft: | 738 |
| Coordinates: | 39.0003°N -86.125°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0453728 |
Pershing Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,354 and it contained 600 housing units.[1]
The Frank Wheeler Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.35%) is land and (or 0.65%) is water.[2] Lakes in this township include Beck Pond, Buckskin Pond, Fox Pond and Scholl Pond. The streams of Cross Branch and Runt Run run through this township.
The township contains three cemeteries: Lucas, Spraytown and Waggoner.