Eby, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°08′31″N 87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°WCoordinates: 38°08′31″N 87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warrick |
Township | Hart |
Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 47601 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 433988 |
Eby is an unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
History[]
A post office was established at Eby in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named for a local resident.[4] A Warrick County soldier named Abraham Eby was killed in the Civil War.[5]
Geography[]
Eby is located at 38°08′31″N 87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°W.
Notes[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ "Eby, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
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- ^ Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p. 69.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Warrick County, Indiana
- Southwestern Indiana geography stubs