Spearsville, Indiana

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Spearsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Spearsville
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°19′50″N86°11′47″W / 39.33056°N 86.19639°W / 39.33056; -86.19639 Coordinates: 39°19′50″N86°11′47″W / 39.33056°N 86.19639°W / 39.33056; -86.19639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Brown
Township Hamblen
Elevation
[1]
965 ft (294 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46160
Area code(s) 812 & 930
FIPS code 18-71792 [2]
GNIS feature ID 443925

Spearsville is an unincorporated community in Hamblen Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

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History

Spearsville was founded in about 1835. [4] It was named for its founder, William Spears. [5] A post office was established at Spearsville in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [6]

Geography

Spearsville is located at 39°19′50″N86°11′47″W / 39.33056°N 86.19639°W / 39.33056; -86.19639 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Spearsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  744.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  308. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...by William Spears, and named for him.
  6. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.


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