Andersonville, Indiana

Andersonville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Andersonville Christian Church
Andersonville
Coordinates: 39°29′51″N 85°17′20″W / 39.49750°N 85.28889°W / 39.49750; -85.28889Coordinates: 39°29′51″N 85°17′20″W / 39.49750°N 85.28889°W / 39.49750; -85.28889
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin County
Township	Posey Township
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
ZIP code	47024
GNIS feature ID	0430167

Andersonville is an unincorporated community in Posey Township in the northwest corner of Franklin County, Indiana, United States.

History[]

In 1820 on the 17th of October the government granted 160 acers to John & Simeon Barber/Barbour. Andersonville, the original town known as Ceylon, was laid out in Oct.1831 by Simeon Barber in 1831 it was 78 lots.The original streets (in use today) was laid out 66 feet wide & alleys were 16 1/2 feet wide. The Anderson Addition was laid out by Joel(Joseph) Anderson & Fletcher Tevis in 1837 with additionallots & streets. Anderson P.O.was established. The 2 additions merged and It was renamed in 1849 after Thomas Anderson, a tavern owner. In 1915, Andersonville had about 350 inhabitants.^[1]

Geography[]

Andersonville is located at

39°29′51″N 85°17′20″W / 39.49750°N 85.28889°W / 39.49750; -85.28889 at an elevation of 1050 feet. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and the east end of Indiana State Road 244; this forms an acute angle, and the named streets run north and south in the triangle thus formed.

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References[]

• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)