Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Posey Township
—  Township  —
Location in Switzerland County
Coordinates: 38°51′18″N 84°52′16″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Switzerland
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	40.83 sq mi (105.74 km2)
• Land	39.33 sq mi (101.86 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (3.88 km2)  3.67%
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,504
• Density	38.2/sq mi (14.8/km2)
ZIP code	47038
GNIS feature ID	0453766

Posey Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,504.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Posey Township covers an area of 40.83 square miles (105.7 km²); of this, 39.33 square miles (101.9 km²) (96.33 percent) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) (3.67 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Patriot

Unincorporated towns

• Antioch at 38.8595061°N 84.8838378°W / 38.8595061; -84.8838378
• Gurley Corner at 38.8592287°N 84.8582819°W / 38.8592287; -84.8582819
• Quercus Grove at 38.8533948°N 84.9227272°W / 38.8533948; -84.9227272
• Searcy Crossroads at 38.8467289°N 84.8580041°W / 38.8467289; -84.8580041

(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

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana