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Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Switzerland

Elevation
  
241 m

Zip code
  
47038

Population
  
1,779 (2010)

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
453766

Area
  
105.7 km²

Local time
  
Friday 6:15 PM

Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Weather
  
23°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 46% Humidity

Posey Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,779 and it contained 955 housing units.

Contents

Map of Posey Township, IN, USA

History

The Merit-Tandy Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.82 square miles (105.7 km2), of which 39.18 square miles (101.5 km2) (or 95.98%) is land and 1.64 square miles (4.2 km2) (or 4.02%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Patriot

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Antioch at 38.859506°N 84.883838°W / 38.859506; -84.883838
  • Gurley Corner at 38.859229°N 84.858282°W / 38.859229; -84.858282
  • Quercus Grove at 38.853395°N 84.922727°W / 38.853395; -84.922727
  • Searcy Crossroads at 38.846729°N 84.858004°W / 38.846729; -84.858004

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Randolph Township, Ohio County (north)
  • York Township (southwest)
  • Cotton Township (west)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these ten cemeteries: Antioch, Bark Works, Concord, Eastview, Grant Brothers, Jack, McNutt, Mead, Munger and Wigal.

    School districts

  • Switzerland County School Corporation

    • Political districts

  • Indiana's 9th congressional district
  • State House District 68
  • State Senate District 45

    • References

    Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana Wikipedia
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