Wadesville is an unincorporated area in northern Center Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 66 northeast of the city of Mt. Vernon, the county seat of Posey County.DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 60. . Although Wadesville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47638.Zip Code Lookup
the U.S. Census Bureau had established a census-designated place for this settlement.Compare to the 2020 U.S. Census settlement list, which does not show this CDP
History Wadesville was laid out in 1852. The community was named for the Wade family of settlers. A post office has been in operation at Wadesville since 1855.
Wadesville High School Wadesville had a local high school, the "Wadesville Red Devils." In 1958 Wadesville consolidated with Poseyville, Cynthiana, and Griffin to form North Posey High School. The school's yearbook was called the "Devilree." The school offered grades 1st-12th.
Red Devil Athletics The school colors of the Red Devils were white and red. Wadesville competed in the Posey County Conference until 1958. In the final season for the Red Devils basketball team they went 11-9 and won the Posey County Conference tournament, defeating Cynthiana 81–59 in the final. The Red Devils also won the Posey County Conference in the 1958 baseball season.
Education Center Township is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County. - Text list MSD of North Posey County consists of two elementary schools (North, South Terrace), North Posey Junior High School, and North Posey High School.
South Terrace Elementary School is in Blairsville, - Location resolved to Blairsville. southeast of Wadesville. The district was scheduled to begin building this school in fall 1957. 10 classrooms were planned to be built.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau delineated Wadesville as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.
Highways Indiana State Road 66 Indiana State Road 165
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