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Goblesville, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°59′24″N 85°30′37″W / 40.99000°N 85.51028°W / 40.99000; -85.51028
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Goblesville, Indiana
Gobblesville is located in Indiana
Gobblesville
Gobblesville
Gobblesville is located in the United States
Gobblesville
Gobblesville
Coordinates: 40°59′24″N 85°30′37″W / 40.99000°N 85.51028°W / 40.99000; -85.51028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipClear Creek
Elevation840 ft (260 m)
ZIP code
46750
FIPS code18-28188[2]
GNIS feature ID435145[1]

Goblesville is an unincorporated community in Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

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Gobblesville sprang up in the 19th century around a sawmill owned by John Gobble, original Hoss of Gobblesville.[3] A post office called Gobblesville was established in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goblesville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 156.
  4. ^ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.