Billtown, Indiana

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Billtown
Unincorporated community
Billtown is located in Clay County, Indiana
Billtown
Billtown
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°30′36″N 87°11′10″W / 39.51000°N 87.18611°W / 39.51000; -87.18611Coordinates: 39°30′36″N 87°11′10″W / 39.51000°N 87.18611°W / 39.51000; -87.18611
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
TownshipPosey
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
ZIP code
47834
FIPS code18-05284[1]
GNIS feature ID431086[2]

Billtown is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History[]

Billtown was originally known as Williamstown, and under the latter name was platted in 1831.[3]

Billtown once contained a post office under the name Van Buren.[4] The Van Buren post office operated from 1835 until 1865.[5]

Geography[]

Billtown is located at

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39°30′36″N 87°11′10″W / 39.51000°N 87.18611°W / 39.51000; -87.18611.

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Billtown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 33.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
  5. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.


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