Guernsey, Indiana

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Guernsey, Indiana
Guernsey is located in Indiana
Guernsey
Guernsey
Coordinates: 40°48′01″N 86°48′52″W / 40.80028°N 86.81444°W / 40.80028; -86.81444Coordinates: 40°48′01″N 86°48′52″W / 40.80028°N 86.81444°W / 40.80028; -86.81444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
TownshipUnion
Elevation686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47960
GNIS feature ID435543

Guernsey is an unincorporated community in Union Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

A post office was established at Guernsey in 1882, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The railroad was extended to Guernsey in 1883.[4] The community was not officially platted.[5]

Geography[]

Guernsey is located at

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40°48′01″N 86°48′52″W / 40.80028°N 86.81444°W / 40.80028; -86.81444.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. ^ "Guernsey, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. In 1883 a railroad station was established here...
  5. ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 249.


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