Heltonville, Indiana
Heltonville, Indiana | |
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Heltonville | |
Coordinates: 38°55′40″N 86°22′32″W / 38.92778°N 86.37556°WCoordinates: 38°55′40″N 86°22′32″W / 38.92778°N 86.37556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Lawrence |
Township | Pleasant Run |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
ZIP code | 47436 |
FIPS code | 18-32980[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 451026[2] |
Heltonville is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States.
History[]
Heltonville was platted in 1845.[3] It was named for its founder, Andrew Helton, who had opened a store at the site some time before 1839.[4] The Heltonville post office was established in 1846.[5]
Education[]
Heltonville Elementary School, a school for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, educates approximately 100 students per year. In 2013, Heltonville Elementary received a rating of "1" out of 5 by the Indiana Department of Education.[6]
Notable people[]
- Damon Bailey, NBA basketball player
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Heltonville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 59.
- ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 171.
- ^ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "2013 A-F School Grade Results". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Lawrence County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Southern Indiana geography stubs