Posey County, IN

Headnote
POSEY COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Indiana, with Ohio river on the south, and the Wabash on the west. Area, 450 square miles. Seat of justice, Mount Vernon. Pop. in 1820, 4,061; in 1830, 6,546; in 1840, 9,683; in 1850, 12,550. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Posey County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
POSEY COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Indiana, with Ohio river on the south, and the Wabash on the west. Area, 450 square miles. Seat of justice, Mount Vernon. Pop. in 1820, 4,061; in 1830, 6,546; in 1840, 9,683; in 1850, 12,550.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 299.
Name Type
Mount Vernon, IN City or Town
New Harmony, IN City or Town
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