Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,040.

Geography
Jackson Township covers an area of 40.38 sqmi; 0.02 sqmi (0.05 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Alert
 * Forest Hill
 * Sardinia
 * Waynesburg

Adjacent townships

 * Clay Township (north)
 * Sand Creek Township (east)
 * Sand Creek Township, Jennings County (south)
 * Geneva Township, Jennings County (southwest)
 * Clifty Township, Bartholomew County (west)
 * Rock Creek Township, Bartholomew County (west)
 * Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:Indiana 3.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 3

Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Lower Union, Mount Olivet, Mount Pisgah, Shirk, Wesley and Wynn.