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Mount Sterling, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°47′45″N 85°04′26″W / 38.79583°N 85.07389°W / 38.79583; -85.07389
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Mount Sterling, Indiana
Mount Sterling is located in Indiana
Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling is located in the United States
Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling
Coordinates: 38°47′45″N 85°04′26″W / 38.79583°N 85.07389°W / 38.79583; -85.07389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
TownshipJefferson
Elevation797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47043
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID439699[1]

Mount Sterling is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Mount Sterling in 1819, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Sterling, Indiana
  2. ^ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.