Raysville, Indiana
Appearance
Raysville, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°47′46″N 85°30′45″W / 39.79611°N 85.51250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Henry |
Township | Wayne |
Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
ZIP code | 46148 |
FIPS code | 18-63216[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 441802[1] |
Raysville is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana.
History
[edit]Raysville was laid out and platted in 1832.[3] The community was named for James B. Ray, 4th Governor of Indiana.[3] A post office was established at Raysville in 1830, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raysville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. pp. 959–960.
- ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.