• The first location was at Blackford, in the northeastern corner of Marrs Township, the town being named after Judge Isaac Blackford, a famous lawyer in Indiana for more than forty years.
• In 1817, it was removed to Springfield, near the town of Harmonie, where Frederick Rapp and his colony of Rappites lived.
• The legislative act of February 12, 1825 moved the County Seat to Mt. Vernon. First settled in 1803 by Andrew McFadin, the town site long ago known as McFadin's Bluff.

For ALL submissions to this site, or for any questions, comments, or suggestions, or ideas, contact me directly by email.  All email is answered in a prompt manner.

Queries can be submitted to the following sources: 

• Rootsweb Posey County Message Board - Read or Post QUERIES
• GenForum Posey County Message Board
• To this web site: Use email link above. All queries that are submitted to this site will be maintained as a permanent part of the Posey County web site. Current queries are shown in the Surname Queries - 2008 Queries section. 

How the INGenWeb Started

In June, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Indiana Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Indiana, where collected databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more that one county, they could be located in the index. At the same time, some volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page.