Edwardsville, Indiana

Edwardsville, Indiana
Edwardsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°WCoordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Township	Georgetown
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
ZIP code	47122
FIPS code	18-20476
GNIS feature ID	434034

Edwardsville is an unincorporated community in Georgetown Township, Floyd County, Indiana. The Duncan Tunnel is located at Edwardsville.

History[]

Edwardsville was platted in 1853 by Henry H. Edwards, and named for him.^[3] A post office was established at Edwardsville in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[4]

Geography[]

Edwardsville is located at

38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W.

Geology[]

The Edwardsville Formation is a geological structure in the Borden Group, of the Lower Mississippian sub system,^[5] (Osagean, late Tournaisian). Crinoids fossils can be found in the formation.^[6]

References[]

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Edwardsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 273.
^ "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
^ Edwardsville Formation at the Indiana Geological Survey
^ Crinoids from the Edwardsville Formation (Lower Mississippian) of Southern Indiana. William I. Ausich and N. Gary Lane, Journal of Paleontology, November 1982, Volume 56, Number 6, pages 1343-1361 (abstract)

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

[2] "Edwardsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.

[3] History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 273.

[4] "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

[5] Edwardsville Formation at the Indiana Geological Survey

[6] Crinoids from the Edwardsville Formation (Lower Mississippian) of Southern Indiana. William I. Ausich and N. Gary Lane, Journal of Paleontology, November 1982, Volume 56, Number 6, pages 1343-1361 (abstract)

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Edwardsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Edwardsville Edwardsville Show map of IndianaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W / 38.28417; -85.90944Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W / 38.28417; -85.90944
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Township	Georgetown
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
ZIP code	47122
FIPS code	18-20476^[1]
GNIS feature ID	434034^[2]