Black Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,288. The township is the largest both in terms of area and population in Posey County.

History

Black Township was organized in 1817. The township was named for the Black family of pioneer settlers. The Frederick and Augusta Hagemann Farm,

Mann site The Mann site ( 12 Po 2) is a Crab Orchard culture site located off Indian Mound Road in Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. It was placed on the National Historic Register on October 1, 1974. Exotic ceramics and other artifacts found at the site ...

, and Mount Vernon site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Adjacent Townships

* Indiana ** Posey County *** Lynn Township (North *** Marrs Township (East) *** Point Township (Southwest) *** Robinson Township (Single Point) * Illinois ** White County *** Emma Township (West) * Kentucky ** Henderson County *** Corydon District (Southeast) ** Union County *** Uniontown District (South Central)

Cities

* Mount Vernon

Unincorporated places

* Bufkin * Dead Mans Crossing * Erwin * Farmersville *

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* Prairie *

Upton Upton may refer to: Places United Kingdom England * Upton, Slough, Berkshire (in Buckinghamshire until 1974) * Upton, Buckinghamshire, a hamlet near Aylesbury * Upton, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough * Upton, Huntingdonshire, a location in Cambridge ...

* Welborn Switch

References

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Posey County, Indiana Townships in Indiana {{PoseyCountyIN-geo-stub