Editing Parke County, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Map of Parke County, Indiana.svg|thumb|right|400px|Map of Parke County, showing townships and settlements]]
Parke County lies in western Indiana about halfway between the state's north and south borders. It is bordered by [[Fountain County, Indiana|Fountain County]] to the north; [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery County]] to the northeast; [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam County]] to the east; [[Clay County, Indiana|Clay County]] to the south; and [[Vigo County, Indiana|Vigo County]] to the southwest. The county's western border is defined by the Wabash River; on the west side of the river lies [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion County]], beyond which is the state of [[Illinois]], less than {{convert|5|mi}} from Parke County's northwestern corner. The state capital of [[Indianapolis]] lies about {{convert|60|mi}} to the east.<ref name="national-atlas">{{cite map
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 |title       = Region of Parke County, Indiana
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The entire county is within the drainage area of the [[Wabash River]]. North of Rockville, the gently undulating land is [[glacial till]] resulting from [[Wisconsinan glaciation]]. The Shelbyville [[moraine]] divides this from the nearly level Illinoisan till plain in the south part of the county.<ref>{{cite report
 |title=Soil Survey of Parke County, Indiana
 |url=http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/manuscripts/IN171/0/warren.pdf
 |author=[[United States Department of Agriculture]]'s Soil Conservation Service
 |year=1967
 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office
 |access-date=January 1, 2011
 |format=PDF
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009041656/http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/manuscripts/IN171/0/warren.pdf
 |archive-date=October 9, 2010
}}</ref>

[[Turkey Run State Park]] is located in northern Parke County. It was set aside as one of Indiana's first state parks and consists of {{convert|2382|acre}} of land.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2964.htm
  |title=Turkey Run State Park
  |publisher=Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  |access-date=January 1, 2012}}</ref>  The county also contains a portion of [[Shades State Park]], a {{convert|3082|acre|adj=on}} park about {{convert|5|mi}} northeast of Turkey Run; the majority of Shades is located in Montgomery County.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2970.htm
  |title=Shades
  |publisher=Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  |access-date=January 1, 2012}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|449.98|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|444.66|sqmi}} (or 98.82%) is land and {{convert|5.32|sqmi}} (or 1.18%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/>

===Cities and towns===
Parke County contains six incorporated settlements. The largest is [[Rockville, Indiana|Rockville]] with a population of about 2,600; located near the center of the county at the intersections of U.S. Routes 36 and 41, it is also the county seat.  [[Bloomingdale, Indiana|Bloomingdale]] is about {{convert|5|mi}} to the north-northwest of Rockville and has a population of 335. To the north-northeast of Rockville lies [[Marshall, Indiana|Marshall]], on Indiana State Road 236; its population is 324. To the southwest of Rockville, [[Mecca, Indiana|Mecca]] has a population of 335.  [[Montezuma, Indiana|Montezuma]] is at the far western edge of the county on U.S. Route 36; its population is 1,022. Finally, [[Rosedale, Indiana|Rosedale]] is near the southern border of the county and has a population of 725.

===Census-designated places===
* [[Bridgeton, Indiana|Bridgeton]]
* [[Judson, Parke County, Indiana|Judson]]
* [[Lyford, Indiana|Lyford]]

===Townships===
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* [[Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana|Adams]]
* [[Florida Township, Parke County, Indiana|Florida]]
* [[Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana|Greene]]
* [[Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana|Howard]]
* [[Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana|Jackson]]
* [[Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana|Liberty]]
* [[Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana|Penn]]
* [[Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana|Raccoon]]
* [[Reserve Township, Parke County, Indiana|Reserve]]
* [[Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana|Sugar Creek]]
* [[Union Township, Parke County, Indiana|Union]]
* [[Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana|Wabash]]
* [[Washington Township, Parke County, Indiana|Washington]]
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===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Alma Lake, Indiana|Alma Lake]]
* [[Annapolis, Indiana|Annapolis]]
* [[Arabia, Indiana|Arabia]]
* [[Armiesburg, Indiana|Armiesburg]]
* [[Banner Mills, Indiana|Banner Mills]]
* [[Bellmore, Indiana|Bellmore]]
* [[Bethany, Parke County, Indiana|Bethany]]
* [[Bradfield Corner, Indiana|Bradfield Corner]]
* [[Byron, Parke County, Indiana|Byron]]
* [[Catlin, Indiana|Catlin]]
* [[Cincinnati, Parke County, Indiana|Cincinnati]]
* [[Coloma, Indiana|Coloma]]
* [[Coxville, Indiana|Coxville]]
* [[Diamond, Indiana|Diamond]]
* [[Ferndale, Indiana|Ferndale]]
* [[Grange Corner, Parke County, Indiana|Grange Corner]]
* [[Guion, Indiana|Guion]]
* [[Hollandsburg, Indiana|Hollandsburg]]
* [[Howard, Indiana|Howard]]
* [[Hudnut, Indiana|Hudnut]]
* [[Jessup, Indiana|Jessup]]
* [[Keytsville, Indiana|Keytsville]]‡
* [[Klondyke, Parke County, Indiana|Klondyke]]
* [[Leatherwood, Indiana|Leatherwood]]
* [[Lena, Indiana|Lena]]
* [[Lodi, Indiana|Lodi]]
* [[Lusks Mills, Indiana|Lusks Mills]]
* [[Madalline, Indiana|Madalline]]
* [[Mansfield, Indiana|Mansfield]]
* [[Milligan, Indiana|Milligan]]
* [[Minshall, Indiana|Minshall]]
* [[New Discovery, Indiana|New Discovery]]
* [[Numa, Indiana|Numa]]
* [[Nyesville, Indiana|Nyesville]]
* [[Parkeville, Indiana|Parkeville]]
* [[Piattsville, Indiana|Piattsville]]
* [[Pin Hook, Indiana|Pin Hook]]
* [[Rockport, Parke County, Indiana|Rockport]]
* [[Smockville, Indiana|Smockville]]
* [[Snow Hill, Parke County, Indiana|Snow Hill]]
* [[Stumptown, Indiana|Stumptown]]
* [[Superior, Indiana|Superior]]
* [[Sylvania, Indiana|Sylvania]]
* [[Tangier, Indiana|Tangier]]
* [[Vivalia, Indiana|Vivalia]]‡
* [[West Atherton, Indiana|West Atherton]]
* [[West Melcher, Indiana|West Melcher]]
* [[West Union, Indiana|West Union]]
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===Ghost town===
* [[Coke Oven Hollow, Indiana|Coke Oven Hollow]]