Communities
Parke County is home to six
incorporated municipalities
Rockville - This town, with
2,765 residents, is anchored by the intersection of US
Highways 41 & 36. It serves as home to the county seat, which
is located in a picturesque stone courthouse, found resting on
the Town Square lawn. Rockville is also home to one elementary
school, one junior/senior high school, and supports the
county's main commercial retail district, government offices,
family health clinics, art gallery, library, several churches,
convention and visitors bureau, museums, lodging properties,
movie theatre, public park, swimming pool, and tourist
attractions. Rockville also boasts a proud National Historic
District.
Rockville Town Hall - Phone (765)
569-6253
Montezuma - This town of
1,179 residents is located along US Highway 36 and is home to
the Wabash River. This river town is home to a small downtown
business district, commercial sawmill, light manufacturing,
and elementary school, public library, churches, softball
complex, and a historic canal bed. Another of the three county
junior/senior high schools can be found at a rural route
Montezuma address just outside the town of Mecca.
Montezuma Town Hall - Phone (765)
245-2759
Rosedale - This town of 750
has easy access to US Highway 41, but sits in a rural setting
in the southern portion of Parke County. This area serves as a
tranquil bedroom community for neighboring Vigo County.
Rosedale supports an elementary school, churches, small
commercial retail district, and a family health clinic.
Rosedale Town Hall - Phone (765)
548-2528
Marshall - This town of 360
residents lies along State Highway 236 and just east of the
Turkey Run State Park, nationally recognized for its scenic
beauty and canoe trips along Sugar Creek. The heart of this
small rural town is anchored by the "Marshall Arch" and still
supports a very small commercial business district, churches,
one light manufacturer, and a grain elevator. The last of the
three county junior/senior high schools, along with an
elementary school, can be found at a rural Marshall address
across from the Turkey Run State Park.
Marshall Town Board - Contact (765)
597-2495
Mecca - This town of 355
residents lies just off US Highway 41 and 5 miles south of US
Highway 36. Although the commercial business district is
extremely small and no major employer exists, this small
community supports an active community center and a historic
school.
Mecca Town Board - Contact (765)
569-3938
Bloomingdale - The smallest
town in Parke County, with 319 residents, lies 1/2 mile west
of US Highway 41 and 5 miles north of US Highway 36. This
small town supports a small commercial district, and is home
to one of the county's major industrial employers. Light
manufacturing and a locally owned telephone company can also
be found in this community. Bloomingdale is also applauded for
its progressive ability to obtain state funding in order to
improve its infrastructure system.
Bloomingdale Town Board - Contact
(765) 498-8132
