Posey County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern border is formed by the Ohio River, and the western border by the Wabash River, a tributary. As of 2010, the population was 25,910. The county seat is Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Posey County, Indiana, United States. Located in the state's far southwestern corner, within 15 miles of both the southernmost or westernmost points it is the westernmost city in the state. The southernmost is Rockport, located along the Ohio River about 40 miles to the southeast.
Poseyville is a town in Robb Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census.
Carnot Posey was a Mississippi planter and lawyer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bristoe Station. He was transported for care to the University of Virginia, where the rooms on the Lawn all served as Confederate hospital rooms. He was placed in the same room where he lived many years earlier as a UVa Law student and later died in that room of his wounds.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is a federal district court in Indiana. It was created in 1928 by an act of Congress that split Indiana into two separate districts, northern and southern. The Southern District is divided into four divisions, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Evansville, and New Albany. Appeals from the Southern District of Indiana are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The court has five judges, four full-time United States magistrate judges and two part-time magistrate judges.
North Posey Senior High School is a public high school in Poseyville, Indiana. North Posey is the high school for the MSD of North Posey County, which includes Bethel, Robb, Smith, Harmony, Center and Robinson Townships in Posey County, Indiana.
Bethel Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 327.
Black Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,288. The township is the largest both in terms of area a population in Posey County.
Center Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,321.
Harmony Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,473.
Lynn Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 945.
Marrs Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,868.
Point Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 497. The lowest, the southernmost, and the westernmost points in Indiana are all located along the township's boundaries.
Robb Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,074.
Smith Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,292.
Wadesville is an unincorporated community in northern Center Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 66 northeast of the city of Mt. Vernon, the county seat of Posey County. Its elevation is 479 feet (146 m). Although Wadesville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47638.
Bayless W. Hanna was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Indiana Attorney General, the U.S. Minister to Iran, and the U.S. Minister to Argentina.
