Rome Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,669 and it contained 771 housing units.

[2] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 36.25 square miles (93.9 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Boyd, Boyd Farm, Ebenezer, Gilead, Jennings Farm, Little Grove and Pleasant Hill.