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Scircleville, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°17′17″N 86°18′06″W / 40.28806°N 86.30167°W / 40.28806; -86.30167
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Scircleville
Scircleville is located in Clinton County, Indiana
Scircleville
Scircleville
Scircleville is located in Indiana
Scircleville
Scircleville
Scircleville is located in the United States
Scircleville
Scircleville
Coordinates: 40°17′17″N 86°18′06″W / 40.28806°N 86.30167°W / 40.28806; -86.30167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
TownshipJohnson Township
Named forGeorge Adam Scircle
Elevation929 ft (283 m)
FIPS code18-68364[2]
GNIS feature ID2830345[1]

Scircleville is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana. Scircleville was named in honor of George Scircle.[3]

History

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Scircleville was platted in 1873 by George Adam Scircle and became a small local trade center. Josiah Drake opened its first general store and John Scircle the first drug store. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Scircleville was home to a number of lodges and fraternal organizations including the GAR, Odd Fellows, Red Men and Masons.[4]

The Scircleville post office was established in 1875.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scircleville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
  4. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 32.
  5. ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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