Lancaster Township
Lancaster Township is a locality in Jefferson, Indiana. Lancaster Township is situated nearby to the hamlet Five Points, as well as near the village Dupont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eleutherian College.
Eleutherian College
Museum
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Eleutherian College, founded as Eleutherian Institute in 1848, was a school founded by local anti-slavery Baptists at Lancaster in Jefferson County. The institute's name comes from the Greek word eleutheros, meaning "freedom and equality." The school admitted students without regard to ethnicity or gender, including freed and fugitive slaves. Eleutherian College is situated 2½ miles south of Lancaster Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dupont and Lancaster.
Dupont
Village
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Dupont is a town in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 339 at the 2010 census.
Lancaster
Village
Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. Lancaster is situated 2½ miles south of Lancaster Township.
Middlefork
Hamlet
Middlefork is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. The community took its name from the Middle Fork Creek. Middlefork is situated 2½ miles east of Lancaster Township.
Lancaster Township
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Township of Lancaster”
- Location: Jefferson, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.8651° or 38° 51′ 54″ northLongitude
-85.5137° or 85° 30′ 49″ westElevation
758 feet (231 metres)Open location code
86CPVF8P+2GGeoNames ID
4260151
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