Half of Posey Township’s homes were built after 1984
More historic than 26% of U.S. towns · #506 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Most of Posey Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1912 on and the census since 1890.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Posey Township is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #506 of 593 in Indiana. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Posey Township’s overall grade.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Posey Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.1 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Posey Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Posey township was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.
The first settlers entered Posey Township in 1807. There were David and 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.
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.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Posey Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1912Kosmosdale sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Posey Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Posey Township
Nobody well known was born in Posey Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Posey Township is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #506 of 593 in Indiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Posey Township?
10% of Posey Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.1 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1984.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
