Veale Township
Township
Location of Veale Township in Daviess County
Coordinates: 38°33′59″N 87°11′04″W / 38.56639°N 87.18444°W / 38.56639; -87.18444
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Daviess
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29.67 sq mi (76.8 km2)
• Land	29.11 sq mi (75.4 km2)
• Water	0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation [1]	427 ft (130 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,095
• Density	37.6/sq mi (14.5/km2)
FIPS code	18-78722[2]
GNIS feature ID	453953

Veale Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,095 and it contained 449 housing units.^[3]

History

Veale Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners. and named for James Veale; one of the township's first residents, Veale had settled there in 1807 or 1808. In the county's early history, Veale Township was an industrial leader: within its boundaries were the first sawmill and the first distillery in Daviess County.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.67 square miles (76.8 km²), of which 29.11 square miles (75.4 km²) (or 98.11%) is land and 0.57 square miles (1.5 km²) (or 1.92%) is water.^[3] Horseshoe Pond and Jackson Pond are in this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Cumback
• Sandy Hook

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (north)
• Harrison Township (east)
• Jefferson Township, Pike County (southeast)
• Washington Township, Pike County (southwest)
• Harrison Township, Knox County (west)

Major highways

• I-69
• SR 57

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Bethel.