Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana


Bogard Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,473 and it contained 395 housing units.

History

Bogard Township was organized on 9 May 1820. Among its earliest settlers was North Carolina native Elias Myers, who arrived in 1816 and purchased of land in the following year. Its namesake was a W. Bogard, who was a victim of an attack by Indians.
The McCall Family Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Unincorporated towns

The township contains five cemeteries: Concord, Cornettsville, Humphries, Tolberts Chapel and Wells.