Posen, Washington County, Illinois

For the village in Cook County, see Posen, Illinois.

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Posen, Illinois

Unincorporated community

Posen, Illinois

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Coordinates: 38°15′30″N 89°20′08″W﻿ / ﻿38.25833°N 89.33556°W﻿ / 38.25833; -89.33556
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Washington
Township| Bolo
Elevation

| 489 ft (149 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 618
GNIS feature ID| 423082[1]

Posen is an unincorporated community in Bolo Township, Washington County, Illinois, United States. Posen is 6.4 miles (10.3 km) southeast of Nashville. Since 1901, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, a member of the Diocese of Belleville has been located here.[2] As with many small homestead communities, little documentation of Posen exists online despite historical and local significance. The community was named after Poznań, Poland because much like the rest of Washington County, Posen was settled entirely by Poles,[3] some of whom were secular Polish Jews before converting to Roman Catholicism.[4] Having dwindled in population with time, the only remaining buildings apart from the Roman Catholic parish are a handful of residential homes, an old storefront converted into a residential unit, a large graveyard of the parishioners and pioneers, the Bolo Township Hall,[5] and an alpaca farm.[6] The original church structure was replaced in the late 1960s.[7]

## Photographs

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Headstone of parishioners in the cemetery Headstone in the graveyard

## References

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1. ^ "Posen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ "Our Lady of Perpetual Help". www.diobelle.org. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
3. ^ Emery, Tom (March 4, 2023). "Polish population near top in Illinois". Jacksonville Journal-Courier. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
4. ^ "Kitowski Name Meaning & Kitowski Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
5. ^ "BOLO TOWNSHIP · 2847 Town Hall Rd, Nashville, IL 62263". BOLO TOWNSHIP · 2847 Town Hall Rd, Nashville, IL 62263. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
6. ^ "19998 Posen Rd · 19998 Posen Rd, Nashville, IL 62263". 19998 Posen Rd · 19998 Posen Rd, Nashville, IL 62263. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
7. ^ Brinkman, Grover (1968). This Is Washington County (PDF). University of Illinois: University of Illinois. p. 59.

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Nashville

Cities|

* Ashley
* Centralia‡
* Nashville
* Wamac‡

Map of Illinois highlighting Washington County

Villages|

* Addieville
* Du Bois
* Hoyleton
* Irvington
* New Minden
* Oakdale
* Okawville
* Radom
* Richview
* Venedy

Townships|

* Ashley
* Beaucoup
* Bolo
* Covington
* DuBois
* Hoyleton
* Irvington
* Johannisburg
* Lively Grove
* Nashville
* Oakdale
* Okawville
* Pilot Knob
* Plum Hill
* Richview
* Venedy

Unincorporated
communities|

* Beaucoup
* Clarmin
* Cordes
* Elkton
* Huegely
* Lively Grove
* Plum Hill
* Posen
* Pyramid
* Stone Church

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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