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Place Name
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Parke County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Rockville
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Population
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15,410 (1990)
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Location
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Indiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°47'N
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Longitude
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87°13'W
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Parke
, county (
450 sq mi/1,166 sq km; 1990 pop.
15,410), W Ind.;  Rockville; 39°47'N 87°13'W. Bounded W by
Wabash R.; drained by Sugar and Raccoon creeks. Agr. and
bituminous-coal-mining area, with some mfg. at Montezuma and Rockville.
Corn, wheat, rye; hogs, cattle, sheep; timber, clay and gravel pits,
mineral springs. Tourism; maple syrup. The co. is known for its 31
covered bridges; an annual Covered Bridge Festival is held in Oct.
Turkey Run State Park in N, part of Shades State Park in NE corner.
Raccoon L. State Recreation Area and Mansfield Reservoir (also called
Cecil M. Harden L.), in E; canoeing on Sugar Creek. Formed 1821.
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