Cincinnati, Indiana

Cincinnati, Indiana
Cincinnati, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 39°01′12″N 86°43′44″W / 39.02000°N 86.72889°WCoordinates: 39°01′12″N 86°43′44″W / 39.02000°N 86.72889°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Greene
Township	Center
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code	47424
FIPS code	18-12682
GNIS feature ID	432522

Cincinnati is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.

History[]

A post office was established at Cincinnati in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.^[3] According to tradition, the community was named when a visitor told the innkeeper that the surrounding hills and whiskey made him recall his home in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[4]

Geography[]

Cincinnati is located at

39°01′12″N 86°43′44″W / 39.02000°N 86.72889°W.

Education[]

Cincinnati has a public library, a branch of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Bloomfield Public Library.^[5] Eastern Greene High School is also located in Cincinnati, despite having a Bloomfield address.

References[]

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Cincinnati, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. One night, during the first year of its existence, a drunken cattle buyer at the inn jokingly remarked that the place reminded him of his hometown, Cincinnati, Ohio, on account of its high hills and abundance of good whiskey.
^ "Locations". Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[2] "Cincinnati, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

[3] "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

[4] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. One night, during the first year of its existence, a drunken cattle buyer at the inn jokingly remarked that the place reminded him of his hometown, Cincinnati, Ohio, on account of its high hills and abundance of good whiskey.

[5] "Locations". Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bloomfield
Cities	Jasonville Linton
Towns	Bloomfield Lyons Newberry Switz City Worthington
Townships	Beech Creek Cass Center Fairplay Grant Highland Jackson Jefferson Richland Smith Stafford Stockton Taylor Washington Wright
CDPs	Owensburg Scotland
Other unincorporated communities	Antioch Beehunter Bushrod Calvertville Cincinnati Dixon Doans Ellis Elliston Furnace Gilmour‡ Hashtown Hendricksville Hobbieville Hoosier Ilene Island City Johnstown Koleen Lone Tree Marco McVille Midland Midland Junction Mineral City Newark Park Plummer Point Commerce Ridgeport Solsberry Sponsler Stalcup Corner Summit Tanner Tulip Vicksburg Victoria White Rose
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Cincinnati, Indiana
Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 39°01′12″N 86°43′44″W / 39.02000°N 86.72889°W / 39.02000; -86.72889Coordinates: 39°01′12″N 86°43′44″W / 39.02000°N 86.72889°W / 39.02000; -86.72889
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Greene
Township	Center
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code	47424
FIPS code	18-12682^[1]
GNIS feature ID	432522^[2]