Africa, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 37°50′25″N87°04′22″W / 37.84028°N 87.07278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Spencer |
Township | Ohio |
Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 47635 |
Area code | 812 |
GNIS feature ID | 430026 [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]