Saint Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana

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Not to be confused with Saint Joseph, Vanderburgh County, Indiana or St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Saint Joseph, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Saint Joseph is located in Indiana
Saint Joseph
Saint
Joseph
Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFloyd
TownshipNew Albany
Elevation
[1]
564 ft (172 m)
ZIP code
47172
FIPS code18-66935[2]
GNIS feature ID442619

Saint Joseph is an unincorporated community in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana.

History[]

Saint Joseph was founded in the 1840s by a colony of German Catholics.[3]

Geography[]

Saint Joseph is located at

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38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this German Catholic community was settled around 1846...


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