New Elizabethtown, Indiana
Appearance
New Elizabethtown, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W / 38.91722°N 85.98694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jackson |
Township | Brownstown |
Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
ZIP code | 47274 |
FIPS code | 18-52848[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 440042[1] |
New Elizabethtown is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
History
[edit]New Elizabethtown was formerly called Elizabethtown.[3] It was laid out in 1836.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Elizabethtown, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village, earlier called Elizabethtown...
- ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 369.