Point Township, Posey County, Indiana

Point Township Posey County
Township
Coordinates: 37°50′17″N 87°59′37″W / 37.83806°N 87.99361°W / 37.83806; -87.99361Coordinates: 37°50′17″N 87°59′37″W / 37.83806°N 87.99361°W / 37.83806; -87.99361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Posey
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	55.06 sq mi (142.61 km2)
• Land	49.2 sq mi (127.42 km2)
• Water	5.87 sq mi (15.2 km2)
Elevation[1]	371 ft (113 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	497
• Density	10.1/sq mi (3.9/km2)
FIPS code	18-60858[2]
GNIS feature ID	453753

Point Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 497. The lowest, the southernmost, and the westernmost points in Indiana are all located along the township's boundaries.

History

Point Township was organized in 1822.^[3] The township was so named for the fact the southernmost point in the county and state is contained within its borders.^[4]

Adjacent Townships

• Indiana
  • Posey County
    • Black Township (North)
• Illinois
  • Gallatin County
    • New Haven Township (West)
  • White County
    • Emma Township (Northwest)
• Kentucky
  • Union County
    • Uniontown District

Unincorporated Places

• Hovey
• Oak Grove

Archaeology

Point Township is the location of many significant archaeological sites. Among the leading ones are Ashworth in the township's northeast, Bone Bank along the Wabash River in the west,^[5] and Murphy, Hovey Lake-Klein, and Welborn in the south central.^[5]

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 317. 
4. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77. 
5. 1 2 Adams, William R. Archaeological Notes on Posey County Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1949, 70.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States County seat: Mount Vernon City Mount Vernon Towns Cynthiana Griffin New Harmony Poseyville Townships Bethel Black Center Harmony Lynn Marrs Point Robb Robinson Smith CDP Parkers Settlement Other unincorporated communities Barrett Blairsville Bufkin Caborn Erwin Farmersville Grafton Hepburn Heusler Hovey Lippe Marrs Center New Baltimore Oliver Rapture Savah Saint Philip Saint Wendel‡ Solitude Springfield Stewartsville Upton Wadesville West Franklin Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties