Harmony Township is one of ten
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Posey County, Indiana
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 1,473.
History
Harmony Township was organized in 1821. A large share of the first settlers being
Harmonites
The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and Pietism, pietist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in . Due to religious persecution by the Lutheranism, Lutheran Church and the government in Württemberg, the group moved to the United Sta ...
caused the name to be selected.
The
James Elliott Farm and
New Harmony Historic District
The New Harmony Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in New Harmony, Indiana. It received its landmark designation in 1965, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, with a boundary increase in 20 ...
are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Adjacent townships
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Indiana
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Posey County
Posey may refer to:
Places
* Posey, California
* Posey, Illinois
* Posey, Texas
* Posey, West Virginia
* Posey County, Indiana
* Posey Township, Indiana (disambiguation)
People
* Posey (Paiute) (1860s–1923), Paiute chief
* Posey (surnam ...
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Center Township (Southeast)
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Lynn Township (South)
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Robb Township (Northeast)
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Illinois
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White County
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Hawthorne Township (Southwest)
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Phillips Township (Northwest)
Cities
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New Harmony
Unincorporated places
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Rapture
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References
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Posey County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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