Whitehall, Indiana
Appearance
Whitehall, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W / 39.17417°N 86.68444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Owen |
Township | Clay |
Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47404 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 449746 |
Whitehall is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
History
[edit]Whitehall was laid out in 1838 by James Brown, and named after a town in his native state of North Carolina.[3] A post office was established at Whitehall in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]
Geography
[edit]Whitehall is located at 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W / 39.17417°N 86.68444°W.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Whitehall, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 781.
- ^ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.