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Ellsworth, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°25′40″N 86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833
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Ellsworth, Indiana
Ellsworth is located in Indiana
Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Ellsworth is located in the United States
Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Coordinates: 38°25′40″N 86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipHall
Elevation535 ft (163 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47527
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450890

Ellsworth was a town in Hall Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was abandoned in 1978 when the Patoka Reservoir was built,[2] and it now lies at the bottom of the lake.

History

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Ellsworth was platted in 1885. It is named for James M. Ellis, a landowner.[3]

A post office was established at Ellsworth in 1878, and remained in operation until 1916.[4]

Geography

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Ellsworth was located at 38°25′40″N 86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833.

Even though Ellsworth no longer exists, it is still cited by the USGS.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Patoka Reservoir Interpretive Master Plan" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 2009. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 361.
  4. ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ellsworth, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 18, 2016.