Pershing Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States.

As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,354 and it contained 600 housing units.

[1] The Frank Wheeler Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

[3] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.86 square miles (79.9 km2), of which 30.66 square miles (79.4 km2) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (or 0.65%) is water.

The township contains three cemeteries: Lucas, Spraytown and Waggoner.