Africa, Indiana

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Africa, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Africa
Coordinates: 37°50′25″N87°04′22″W / 37.84028°N 87.07278°W / 37.84028; -87.07278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Ohio
Elevation
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384 ft (117 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47635
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID430026 [1]

Africa is an former settlement in Ohio Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

The area south of the town of Rockport was settled following the Civil War by African Americans. [2] Africa was one such settlement in the area (its post office was called Pueblo) and faced repeated tensions with the majority-white towns in the area, although the Indianapolis News opined in 1900 "If Spencer county has no trouble until it comes from Africa, it will rest in peace for ages." [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Africa, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Early Black Settlements by County". Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Politics Played A Part". The Indianapolis News. December 19, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved October 15, 2025.


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