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Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana
Bethel Township is one of ten Township (United States), townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 245. History Bethel Township was organized in 1821. The township was named for P. C. Bethel, a pioneer settler. Adjacent Townships *Indiana **Posey County ***Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana, Robb Township **Gibson County, IN, Gibson County ***Wabash Township, Gibson County, Indiana, Wabash Township *Illinois **White County, IL, White County ***Gray Township, White County, Illinois, Gray Township ***Phillips Township, White County, Illinois, Phillips Township Towns *Griffin, Indiana, Griffin Unincorporated Places *New Baltimore, Indiana, New Baltimore Education It is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County, Text list/ref> which operates North Posey High School. References External links Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana Townships in Posey County, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (United States)
A township in some states of the United States is a small geographic area. The term is used in three ways. #A survey township is a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the United States General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres (93.200 km2). #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a County (United States), county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many U.S. states, states, thus the powers and organization of townships varies from state to state. Civil townships are generally given a name, sometimes written with the included abbreviation "Twp". #A charter township, found only in the state of Michigan, is similar to a civil township. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly exempt from annexation to contiguous cities or villages, and carries additional rights and responsibilities of ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana
Robb Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana Posey County is the southernmost, southwesternmost, and westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern border is formed by the Ohio River, and its western border by the Wabash River, a tributary to the Ohi .... As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,743. History Robb Township was organized in 1817. The township was named for the Robb family of pioneer settlers. Towns * Poseyville Unincorporated Places * Barrett * Stewartsville Education It is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County, Text list/ref> which operates North Posey High School. References External links Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana Townships in Posey County, Indiana Townships in Indiana {{PoseyCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Posey High School
North Posey Senior High School is a public high school located in Posey County, Indiana, with a Poseyville postal address. North Posey is the high school for the MSD of North Posey County, which includes Bethel, Robb, Smith, Harmony, Center and Robinson Townships in Posey County, Indiana. The school district includes the towns of Poseyville, New Harmony, Cynthiana and Griffin. The census-designated place of Parkers Settlement is in the district. History Plans to build a unified secondary school for the district were to commence in fall 1957. North Posey was opened in 1959, after the four separate schools of Poseyville, Cynthiana, Wadesville and Griffin consolidated. In 2012, New Harmony School consolidated with North Posey. The New Harmony consolidation meant that people from that community could take Advanced Placement courses, as the New Harmony School did not have those classes. Additionally, North Posey had American football teams and New Harmony did not. Campu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan School District Of North Posey County
The Metropolitan School District of North Posey County, Indiana, commonly known as the MSD of North Posey, is the school corporation serving northern Posey County, Indiana. The school district covers six townships in northern Posey County, which are: Bethel, Center, Harmony, Robb, Robinson and Smith. The school district also includes the towns of Poseyville, New Harmony, Cynthiana and Griffin. The census-designated place of Parkers Settlement is in the district. Other unincorporated communities in the district include Wadesville, Stewartsville, St. Wendel, and Blairsville. History Previously Posey County had a county school system, but it transitioned to a metropolitan school district system. Representatives from Robb School Township, Smith School Township and Center-Robinson Consolidated Schools first met in Poseyville on July 28, 1956, and agreed to reorganize their districts into a single metropolitan school district. It was also agreed than Bethel School Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Baltimore, Indiana
New Baltimore is an unincorporated community in Bethel Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s .... History New Baltimore was laid out in 1837 and was once an important shipping point for river traffic. With the advent of other modes of transportation, business activity shifted to other nearby places, and the town's population dwindled. References Unincorporated communities in Posey County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{PoseyCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffin, Indiana
Griffin is a town in Bethel Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 143 at the 2020 census. History Griffin was originally called Price's Station, and under the latter name was laid out in 1881 by William Price, and named for him. The present name honors Samuel Griffin, an early postmaster. A post office called Griffin has been in operation since 1881. The town was destroyed by the 1925 Tri-State tornado on the afternoon of March 18, 1925, killing 25 people and injuring hundreds. In 1972, a nearby outdoor rock concert Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival caused quite a stir in the town over the course of three days. Locally, the fest was called the Bull Island rock fest, based on the location of the festival. Geography Griffin is located at (38.204406, -87.915033). According to the 2010 census, Griffin has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 172 people, 69 households, and 51 families living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillips Township, White County, Illinois
Phillips Township is located in White County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its .... As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,258 and it contained 610 housing units. History Phillips Township was likely named for Major Alexander Phillips, who made a land entry in 1817 for a quarter section of land abutting to the west of where Phillipstown, Illinois would be platted two decades later. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.00%) is land and (or 2.00%) is water. Demographics References External linksCity-data.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray Township, White County, Illinois
Gray Township is located in White County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its .... According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,141 and contained 556 housing units. History Gray Township was named after James Gray, the founder of Grayville. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.36%) is land and (or 1.64%) is water. Demographics References External linksCity-data.com Townships in White County, Illinois [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White County, IL
White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 13,877. Its county seat is Carmi. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as " Little Egypt". History White County was organized from Gallatin County in 1815, and was named after Captain Leonard White, a Gallatin County legislator who is credited with the idea of extending the Illinois-Wisconsin border a few miles north of the southern tip of Lake Michigan. He was killed in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe. The county seat, Carmi, was founded in 1814, and incorporated in 1816. The first courthouse was in the log cabin of John Craw. The first white settlers came to White County between 1807 and 1809. The first settlements were near the Little Wabash River and Big Prairie, one of the numerous prairies in the county. These families—Hanna, Land, Hay, Williams, Calvert, Ratcliff, Holderby, Robinson, Stewart, among others—typically ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the List of U.S. states and territories by GDP, fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the List of U.S. states and territories by population, sixth-largest population, and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 25th-most land area. Its capital city is Springfield, Illinois, Springfield in the center of the state, and the state's largest city is Chicago in the northeast. Present-day Illinois was inhabited by Indigenous peoples of the Americas#History, Indigenous cultures for thousands of years. The French were the first Europeans to arrive, settling near the Mississippi and Illinois River, Illinois rivers in the 17th century Illinois Country, as part of their sprawling colony of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wabash Township, Gibson County, Indiana
Wabash Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52 (up from 30 at 2010) and it contained 22 housing units. Wabash Township has no organized seat within the township, as the only settlement is in two river camps Crawleyville and Jimtown. The township seat is Owensville, in Montgomery Township. This area is occasionally referred to as the "Tail of Gibson County", owing to its shape and position within the county. Nevertheless, the township is a panhandle of Gibson County, bordered by the Wabash River to the north, northwest, west, and in some parts, east, even southeast, and by Posey County to the south. Wabash Township was established in 1838, and named from the Wabash River. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 93.45%) is land and (or 6.55%) is water. Lakes in this township include Foote Pond and Goose Pond. Unincorporated towns * Crawleyville * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibson County, IN
Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 33,011. The county seat is Princeton. History In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest Territory, which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the territory's first governor, and Vincennes was established as the territorial capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. By December 1816 the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state. Starting in 1794, Native American titles to Indiana lands were extinguished by usurpation, purchase, or war and treaty. The United States acquired land from the Native Americans in the 1804 Treaty of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
