Editing Posey County, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
The low rolling hills of southwest Indiana are carved by drainages; the [[Black River (Indiana)|Black River]] flows southwestward through the county's upper portion, discharging into the [[Wabash River]] north of [[New Harmony, Indiana|New Harmony]]. Rush Creek drains the county's central portion, flowing westward to discharge into the Wabash in [[Harmonie State Park]]. The area is largely cleared and devoted to agriculture or urban use, although the drainages and lowlands are still wooded or brush-filled.<ref name=PCI>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Posey+County,+IN/@37.9467065,-87.9632099,11.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8871b3de92d6b4c9:0x86174641802b331e!8m2!3d38.0020359!4d-87.8942451 ''Posey County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 23 August 2020)]</ref>

According to the [[2010 United States Census]], the county has a total area of {{convert|419.32|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|409.57|sqmi}} (or 97.67%) is land and {{convert|9.75|sqmi}} (or 2.33%) is water.<ref name=DC/> The [[List of U.S. states by elevation|lowest point]] in the state of Indiana is located on the [[Ohio River]] in Posey County, where the [[Wabash River]] flows into it, and Posey County's highest point ({{convert|590|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x|/|sp=us}} ASL) is a small rise {{convert|1.6|mi|km}} SSW from [[Saint Wendel, Indiana|Saint Wendel]], near the county's southeast corner.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23002 ''Posey County High Point, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 23 August 2020)]</ref>
Posey county lies at the [[tripoint]] of Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois.

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[White County, Illinois]] (west and northwest across intermittent sections of water and land boundaries)
* [[Gallatin County, Illinois]] (southwest also over intermittent sections of water and land boundaries)
* [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]] (north and northeast)
* [[Union County, Kentucky]] (south, with some land boundaries on Indiana side)
* [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh County]] (east)
* [[Henderson County, Kentucky]] (southeast also with some land boundaries on Indiana side)
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===Cities and towns===
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* [[Cynthiana, Indiana|Cynthiana]] – town
* [[Griffin, Indiana|Griffin]] – town
* [[Mount Vernon, Indiana|Mount Vernon]] – city/county seat
* [[New Harmony, Indiana|New Harmony]] – town
* [[Poseyville, Indiana|Poseyville]] – town
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===Townships===
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* [[Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana|Bethel]]
* [[Black Township, Posey County, Indiana|Black]]
* [[Center Township, Posey County, Indiana|Center]]
* [[Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana|Harmony]]
* [[Lynn Township, Posey County, Indiana|Lynn]]
* [[Marrs Township, Posey County, Indiana|Marrs]]
* [[Point Township, Posey County, Indiana|Point]]
* [[Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana|Robb]]
* [[Robinson Township, Posey County, Indiana|Robinson]]
* [[Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana|Smith]]
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===Unincorporated places===
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* [[Barrett, Indiana|Barrett]]
* [[Blairsville, Indiana|Blairsville]]
* [[Bufkin, Indiana|Bufkin]]
* [[Caborn, Indiana|Caborn]]
* Dead Mans Crossing<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dead+Mans+Crossing,+Black+Township,+IN+47620/@37.9506485,-87.9240093,13.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88704b3366210521:0x3306e465d75b8585!8m2!3d37.9583776!4d-87.9083606 Dead Mans Crossing, Black Township IN (Google Maps, accessed 24 June 2020)]</ref>
* [[Erwin, Indiana|Erwin]]
* [[Farmersville, Indiana|Farmersville]]
* [[Grafton, Indiana|Grafton]]
* [[Hepburn, Indiana|Hepburn]]
* [[Heusler, Indiana|Heusler]]
* [[Hovey, Indiana|Hovey]]
* [[Lippe, Indiana|Lippe]]
* [[Marrs Center, Indiana|Marrs Center]]
* [[New Baltimore, Indiana|New Baltimore]]
* [[Oak Grove, Posey County, Indiana|Oak Grove]]
* [[Oliver, Indiana|Oliver]]
* [[Parkers Settlement, Indiana|Parkers Settlement]] – census-designated place
* [[Philip Station, Indiana|Philip Station]]
* [[Prairie, Indiana|Prairie]]
* [[Rapture, Indiana|Rapture]]
* [[St. Philip, Indiana|Saint Philip]]
* [[St. Wendel, Indiana|Saint Wendel]]
* [[Savah, Indiana|Savah]]
* [[Solitude, Indiana|Solitude]]
* [[Springfield, Posey County, Indiana|Springfield]]
* [[Stewartsville, Indiana|Stewartsville]]
* [[Upton, Indiana|Upton]]
* [[Wadesville, Indiana|Wadesville]]
* [[Welborn Switch, Indiana|Welborn Switch]]
* [[West Franklin, Indiana|West Franklin]]
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===Protected areas===
* [[Harmonie State Park]]
* Wabash Lowlands Wetland Conservation Area<ref name=PCI/>