South Boston, Indiana

South Boston, Indiana
South Boston, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Washington County's location in Indiana
	South Boston Location of South Boston in Washington County
	Coordinates: 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.58278°N 85.97917°WCoordinates: 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.58278°N 85.97917°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Township	Franklin
Elevation	768 ft (234 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47167
Area code(s)	812, 930
FIPS code	18-71036
GNIS feature ID	443780

South Boston is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History[]

South Boston was not formally laid out or platted. In the 19th century, a small store was established at South Boston, around which the community grew.^[4]

A post office was established at South Boston in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.^[5]

Geography[]

South Boston is located at

38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.58278°N 85.97917°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.
^ "South Boston, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 264.
^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

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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.

[GNIS-3] "South Boston, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

[4] Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 264.

[5] "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Salem
City	Salem
Towns	Campbellsburg Hardinsburg Little York Livonia New Pekin Saltillo
Townships	Brown Franklin Gibson Howard Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Pierce Polk Posey Vernon Washington
CDP	Fredericksburg
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South Boston, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Washington County's location in Indiana
South Boston Location of South Boston in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.58278°N 85.97917°W / 38.58278; -85.97917Coordinates: 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.58278°N 85.97917°W / 38.58278; -85.97917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Township	Franklin
Elevation ^[1]	768 ft (234 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47167
Area code(s)	812, 930
FIPS code	18-71036^[2]
GNIS feature ID	443780