Fishersburg, Indiana
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Coordinates: 40°04′19″N 85°51′34″W / 40.07194°N 85.85944°WCoordinates: 40°04′19″N 85°51′34″W / 40.07194°N 85.85944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Madison |
Township | Stony Creek |
Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
ZIP code | 46051 |
GNIS feature ID | 449656[1] |
Fishersburg is an unincorporated community in Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.
History[]
Fishersburg was laid out in 1837.[2] Charles Fisher started the first store.[3]
A post office was established in Fishersburg in 1837 and was closed in 1904.[4]
Geography[]
Fishersburg is located at 40°04′19″N 85°51′34″W / 40.07194°N 85.85944°W, just west of the larger town of Lapel at the intersection of Indiana State Roads 32 and 13. It lies on the border with Hamilton County.
References[]
- ^ "Fishersburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ John La Rue Forkner (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 135.
- ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 955.
- ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Indianapolis metropolitan area
- Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus geography stubs