Ellsworth, Indiana

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Ellsworth, Indiana
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Ellsworth
Coordinates: 38°25′40″N86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833 Coordinates: 38°25′40″N86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Hall
Elevation
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535 ft (163 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47527
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 450890

Ellsworth was a town in Hall Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was abandoned in 1978 when the Patoka Reservoir was built, [2] and it now lies at the bottom of the lake.

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History

Ellsworth was platted in 1885. It is named for James M. Ellis, a landowner. [3]

A post office was established at Ellsworth in 1878, and remained in operation until 1916. [4]

Geography

Ellsworth was located at 38°25′40″N86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833 .

Even though Ellsworth no longer exists, it is still cited by the USGS. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Patoka Reservoir Interpretive Master Plan" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 2009. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp.  361.
  4. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ellsworth, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2016-07-18.



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