Grafton, Indiana

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Grafton, Indiana
Grafton is located in Indiana
Grafton
Grafton
Coordinates: 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417Coordinates: 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
TownshipBlack
Elevation364 ft (111 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47620
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID435276

Grafton is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

Grafton was laid out in 1852 near the site of a gristmill on Big Creek.[3] The community was named after Grafton, Illinois.[4] The Grafton post office closed in 1902.[5]

Geography[]

Grafton is located at

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38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Grafton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 120.
  4. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 416.
  5. ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


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