Linnsburg, Indiana

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Linnsburg, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Linnsburg
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°00′01″N86°48′00″W / 40.00028°N 86.80000°W / 40.00028; -86.80000 Coordinates: 40°00′01″N86°48′00″W / 40.00028°N 86.80000°W / 40.00028; -86.80000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Montgomery
Township Walnut
Area
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 • Total0.38 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Land0.38 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
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840 ft (256 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47933 (Crawfordsville
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 437967
FIPS code 18-44172

Linnsburg is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3] The town is a former whistle stop on the Monon branch and still has active rail service today from Nucor Steel to Avon.

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History

Linnsburg was platted by Susan McMullen in 1870. [4] A post office was established at Linnsburg in 1887, and remained in operation until 1934. [5]

In the early hours of May 13, 1995, an F-2 tornado struck this small community and killed two people as they slept in their beds. There was no warning. The storm damaged portions of Nucor Steel, Walnut Township Elementary School, and several homes and farms. Police officers and fire fighters from all around the county converged on the scene and spent hours digging through the rubble for survivors. [6] [7] This was part of a series of tornadoes that struck the Midwest.

Geography

Linnsburg is located in eastern Montgomery County just south of Mace, at 40°00′01″N86°48′00″W / 40.00028°N 86.80000°W / 40.00028; -86.80000 . It is 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Crawfordsville, the county seat, and 39 miles (63 km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Linnsburg CDP has an area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2), all land. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Linnsburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. ↑ History of Montgomery County, Indiana: With personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 504
  5. ↑ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Montgomery County Tornadoes, 1950–2012". National Weather Service. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  7. ↑ "2 Killed as Tornado Hits Indiana". New York Times. May 16, 1995.
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