- The
Alexandrian Public Library is located in Mt. Vernon, in Posey County,
Indiana. The main library and bookmobile serve Black, Lynn, Marrs,
Point and Robinson townships in Posey County.
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Education,
Entertainment and Recreation in Posey County:
- Mt
Vernon/Posey County Information
- Information
on the area provided by the Posey County Chamber of Commerce
- City
of Mt. Vernon
- Information
on Mt. Vernon provided by our local government
- New
Harmony
- Information
about this popular tourist destination in Posey County
- Historic
New Harmony
- A website
dedicated to the history of New Harmony
- Metropolitan
School District of Mt Vernon
- Website
for all local schools in Mt Vernon
- Harmonie
State Park
- Posey
County's contribution to the state park system
- Hovey
Lake
- The
Nature Conservancy's swamp preserves, complete with cypress trees!
- Twin
Swamps Area
- Another
part of the Nature Conservancy's protection in Posey County
New Harmony Theatre- Local
theatre produced by the University of Southern Indiana
Other
Libraries in the Mt. Vernon Area:
- Evansville-Vanderburgh
County Public Library
- County-wide
system serving patrons through eight different branches throughout
Vanderburgh County
Mt. Vernon School District Library Catalog- Search
the catalog for items held in the Mt. Vernon area schools
Poseyville Carnegie Public Library- Original
Carnegie library established to serve residents of Poseyville
Workingman's Institute- Indiana's
oldest continually operating public library, located in New Harmony
Rice Library- Library
located on University of Southern Indiana's campus
University of Evansville Libraries- Website
for all UE libraries
Services
APL Provides to the Posey County Area:
Statistics
& Facts about Posey County:
- The
population of Mount Vernon is approximately 7478 (2000 Census).
- The
approximate number of families is 3236.
- The
amount of land area in Mount Vernon is 2.374 sq. miles.
- The
amount of surface water is 0.066 sq miles.
- Mount
Vernon is positioned 37.93 degrees north of the equator and 87.89
degrees west of the prime meridian.
- The
land area of Posey County is 408.5 sq. miles.
- The
population density of Posey County is 66.2 people per sq. mile.
- Posey
County was named in 1814 for Indiana Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.
- The
highest point in Posey County is 581 feet above sea level, found in
Eastern Posey County near the intersection of Diamond Island road
and Rexing road.
- The
lowest point in Posey County--also the lowest point in the state--is
338 feet above sea level, at the confluence of the Ohio and Wabash
Rivers.
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