Stewartsville, Indiana

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Stewartsville, Indiana
Stewartsville is located in Indiana
Stewartsville
Stewartsville
Coordinates: 38°11′05″N 87°49′58″W / 38.18472°N 87.83278°W / 38.18472; -87.83278Coordinates: 38°11′05″N 87°49′58″W / 38.18472°N 87.83278°W / 38.18472; -87.83278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
TownshipRobb
Elevation479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47633
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID444158

Stewartsville is an unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

Stewartsville was originally called Paris, and under the latter name was laid out in 1838.[3] The name was later changed to honor the community's founder, James Stuart.[4] A post office was established under the name Stewartsville in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1982.[5]

Geography[]

Stewartsville is located at

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38°11′05″N 87°49′58″W / 38.18472°N 87.83278°W / 38.18472; -87.83278.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Stewartsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 116.
  4. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 413.
  5. ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


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