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Davidson, Indiana

Coordinates: 37°58′03″N 86°02′50″W / 37.96757°N 86.04719°W / 37.96757; -86.04719
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Davidson is an unincorporated community in Boone township in Harrison County, Indiana, in the United States.[1] Davidson had a post office between 1839 and 1924.[2] The community was likely named for its first postmaster, David Aistin.[3]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davidson, Indiana
  2. ^ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...with David Aistin as postmaster and presumably named for him.

37°58′03″N 86°02′50″W / 37.96757°N 86.04719°W / 37.96757; -86.04719