Marion, Shelby County, Indiana

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Marion
Unincorporated community
Marion is located in Indiana
Marion
Marion
Coordinates: 39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.75889Coordinates: 39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.75889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipMarion
Founded byJames Wilson
John Sleeth[1]
Named forGeneral Francis Marion
Elevation
[2]
794 ft (242 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46176
GNIS feature ID438610

Marion is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History[]

James Wilson was the first settler in the future Shelby County, raising a cabin there in 1819. In 1820 the New Purchase areas were formally surrendered to the government, and the land was made available for purchase. In 1820 Wilson and a few other settlers traveled to the Government Land Office at Brookville to make good their existing settlement claims.[4] Returning from Brookville, Wilson brought a surveyor. In partnership with John Sleeth, a townsite with streets, alleys and a public square was laid out and platted. This was the first such effort in the future county, which was authorized by the state legislature on 31 December 1821.[1][5] The community was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War,[5] A post office opened at Marion in 1823.[6] The post office was renamed Noah Post Office in September 1836, and was discontinued in 1902.[7]

Marion once contained a high school which closed in about 1908.[8]

Geography[]

Marion is located at 39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.75889.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Shelby County Indiana, History (1876), p. 8 (accessed 14 August 2020)
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Marion, Shelby County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  4. ^ Wilson's farm was in the SW¼ S9 T13 R7W.
  5. ^ a b Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. pp. 69, 90].
  6. ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...changed to Noah on September 5, 1836...
  8. ^ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.


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