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From Wikipedia’s history of Posey Township.
Posey Township was organized in 1828. It was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.
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Half of Posey Township’s homes were built after 1985
More historic than 26% of U.S. towns · #502 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 1985. Below: maps from 1910 on.
0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
Where Posey Township’s name came from
How did Posey Township get its name?
Posey Township was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.
How historic is Posey Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 26% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Posey Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Posey Township is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #502 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.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19409.8% of homes (±4.0) · typical IN town 14.4% · U.S. 8.4%B−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical IN town 7.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 26%
NewerOlder
Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 15%
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 (±4.0 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.
A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Posey Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Posey Township, and 6 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19104 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1980. Watch Posey Township change.
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Start Posey Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Posey Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Cloverland
Sherman
Turner
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BilltownCloverlandCottage HillPurdy HillTurnerTwin Beach
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Posey Township
BilltownClearviewCottage HillGermanRhuleSummit Lawn
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Posey Township on the map, 1910 to 1980
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Posey Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1910Clay City sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Posey Township.
Timeline
Posey Township, 1850 to 1920
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1850Post officeThe Cloverland post office opens
- 1864Post officeThe Sherman post office opens
- 1867Post officeThe Sherman post office closes
- 1870Post officeThe Turner post office opens
- 20th century
- 1910
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 1917Post officeThe Turner post office closes
- 1920Post officeThe Cloverland post office closes
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
Add from your albumFamous people
See all →Famous people close to Posey Township
Nobody well known was born in Posey Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Lost Creek Township2 historic placesB−Perry Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJackson TownshipIts storyC+Brazil Township5 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDick Johnson TownshipIts storyDNevins TownshipIts storyC+CloverlandIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Posey Township’s history
How does Posey Township rank for history?
Posey Township is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #502 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, ±4.0 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1985.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
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, 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.