Geetingsville, Indiana
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  Geetingsville | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′59″N 86°28′07″W / 40.41639°N 86.46861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Township | Owen |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| ZIP code | 46041 |
| FIPS code | 18-27180[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 435475[1] |
Geetingsville is an unincorporated community on the border of Owen and Warren townships in Clinton County, Indiana.
History
[edit]Never officially platted, the village of Geetingsville was a small social and business center with a general store, a blacksmith shop and a physician (Dr. M. V. Young). In the 1880s the Presbyterians erected a brick church in Geetingsville.[3]
Geetingsville had a post office between 1856 and 1905.[4] Henry W. Geeting served as postmaster.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geetingsville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Warren Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
- ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
Henry W. Geeting was the first postmaster.
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