New Elizabethtown, Indiana
New Elizabethtown, Indiana | |
---|---|
New Elizabethtown | |
Coordinates: 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W / 38.91722°N 85.98694°WCoordinates: 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W / 38.91722°N 85.98694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jackson |
Township | Brownstown |
Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
ZIP code | 47274 |
FIPS code | 18-52848[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 440042[2] |
New Elizabethtown is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
History[]
New Elizabethtown was formerly called Elizabethtown.[3] It was laid out in 1836.[4]
Geography[]
New Elizabethtown is located at 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W / 38.91722°N 85.98694°W.
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "New Elizabethtown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village, earlier called Elizabethtown...
- ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 369.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Southern Indiana geography stubs