Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana
Huntsville, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W / 40.00861°N 85.73028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Madison |
| Township | Fall Creek |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| ZIP code | 436638[1] |
| FIPS code | 18-35320[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 436638[1] |
Huntsville is an unincorporated community in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, located just across Fall Creek from and surrounded on three sides by Pendleton, Indiana.
History
[edit]Huntsville was laid out in 1830.[3] It was named for one of its founders, Eleazer Hunt.[4] A post office was established at Huntsville in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1878. The town is bisected by a conjunction of Indiana 9 and Indiana 38.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 736.
- ^ John La Rue Forkner (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 133.
- ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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