Born near Posey Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Larry Crockett, from Cambridge City, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Posey Township as a birthplace. Washington Township, which borders it, has one on its list: Romania B. Pratt Penrose. The best known of them is Scott Halberstadt, with articles in 16 languages.
What stands out about Posey Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Posey Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

John W. Dawson
1820–1877Governor of Utah Territory, 1861

Arthur Ernest Guedel
1883–1956American anesthesiologist
Thomas J. Graves
1866–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient




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Famous people from the towns next door
Only Washington Township nearby has a name on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Posey Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Scott Halberstadt: Romina Espinosa at http://www.rominaespinosa.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Howard: Daniel Mattes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Cryer: Women in Theater; CUNY TV, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Leon Ludlow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romania B. Pratt Penrose: George Albert Smith, Jr. and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Kimball, Mary Connelly, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
