Springfield, Posey County, Indiana

Springfield is an unincorporated community in Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Springfield was platted in 1817.^[2] The community served from its beginning until 1825 as the county seat, but when the seat was transferred to Mount Vernon in 1825, business activity shifted elsewhere, and the town's population dwindled.^[3] A post office was established at Springfield in 1818, and remained in operation until 1828.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Springfield, Posey County, Indiana
↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 411.
↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 121.
↑ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

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

Coordinates: 38°02′33″N 87°52′13″W / 38.04250°N 87.87028°W / 38.04250; -87.87028

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