Sharptown, Indiana

Sharptown, Indiana
Sharptown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°WCoordinates: 39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin
Township	Whitewater
Elevation	1,010 ft (310 m)
ZIP code	47060
FIPS code	18-69066
GNIS feature ID	443314

Sharptown is an unincorporated community in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History[]

Sharptown (historically called Sharpstown) was originally a post office on the Mt. Carmel and Johnson Fork Turnpike.^[3] The post office at Sharptown operated from 1878 until 1906.^[4]

Geography[]

Sharptown is located at

39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°W.

References[]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 133.
^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[3] Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 133.

[4] "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Brookville
City	Batesville‡
Towns	Brookville Cedar Grove Laurel Mount Carmel Oldenburg
Townships	Bath Blooming Grove Brookville Butler Fairfield Highland Laurel Metamora Posey Ray Salt Creek Springfield Whitewater
CDPs	Lake Santee‡ Metamora New Trenton
Other unincorporated communities	Andersonville Bath Blooming Grove Buena Vista Drewersburg Enochsburg Hamburg Highland Center Huntersville Klemmes Corner Lake View Midway Millville Mixersville Mound Haven Mount Auburn New Fairfield Oak Forest Old Bath Palestine Peoria Peppertown Raymond Rockdale Saint Marys Saint Peter Scipio‡ Sharptown South Gate Stavetown Whitcomb Yellow Bank Youngs Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Sharptown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Sharptown Sharptown Show map of IndianaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°W / 39.36694; -84.87361Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°W / 39.36694; -84.87361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin
Township	Whitewater
Elevation ^[1]	1,010 ft (310 m)
ZIP code	47060
FIPS code	18-69066^[2]
GNIS feature ID	443314