Posey Township, Harrison County, Indiana

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Posey Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,830 and it contained 1,205 housing units.[1]

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Source: US Decennial Census[2]

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History

Posey township was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.

The first settlers entered Posey Township in 1807. There were David and [3] Joshua Farnsley in the north central part, Jacob Lutz and William Smith in the southeast along the Ohio, and General W. Johnson in the southwest, near present-day Rogers Campground.[4]

Elizabeth was platted in 1812 making it the second oldest town in the county.

In 1998, Caesars Southern Indiana opened in Posey township near Bridgeport.

Geography

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References

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  3. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 for James Farnsley, Jefferson Wills, Vol 1-3, 1784-1846, available on ancestry.com. David and Joshua were the two eldest sons of James Farnsley, b. about 1760 in Pennsylvania, who died in Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 10 May 1823
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