Armiesburg, Indiana

Armiesburg, Indiana
Armiesburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Parke County's location in Indiana
	Armiesburg Location in Parke County
	Coordinates: 39°45′48″N87°21′04″W / 39.76333°N 87.35111°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Township	Wabash
Elevation	525 ft (160 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47862
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	449613

Last updated July 22, 2023

Armiesburg (also called Armiesburg Mills, Armiesburgh or Stringtown) is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Parke County, in Indiana.^[2]

History

When General William Henry Harrison took an army from Vincennes to the Battle of Tippecanoe in late 1811, Zachariah Cicott served as a scout. Cicott was familiar with the area because of his time trading up and down the Wabash River, starting circa 1801. The trail taken by Harrison's army passed through the area that later became Parke County on its way to and from the battle site in Tippecanoe County. The settlement of Armiesburg was so named because Harrison and his army crossed the Raccoon Creek and camped near there on their way to the battle.^[3] After the county was established in 1821, the county seat was located first at Roseville, and second at Armiesburg where at least two court sessions were held. The county seat was finally located at Rockville in 1822.^[4] The original plat of the town was destroyed along with many other records in an 1832 fire in Rockville;^[5] the town was platted again in 1833.^[6]

A post office was established at Armiesburg in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.^[7]

Geography

Armiesburg is located in the western part of the county, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of the confluence of the Big Raccoon Creek and the Wabash River, and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Montezuma. Its elevation is 525 feet (160 m).^[2]

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References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
1 2 "Armiesburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 1, 2010.
↑ Bowen 1913, pp. 52–53, 221.
↑ Bowen 1913, p. 62.
↑ Bowen 1913, p. 152.
↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 5.
↑ "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

Bibliography

History of Parke and Vermillion Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. 1913. pp. 25–225. Retrieved December 17, 2010.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

[usgs-2] 1 2 "Armiesburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 1, 2010.

[3] Bowen 1913, pp. 52–53, 221.

[4] Bowen 1913, p. 62.

[5] Bowen 1913, p. 152.

[6] Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 5.

[7] "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Parke County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockville
Towns	Bloomingdale Marshall Mecca Montezuma Rockville Rosedale	Map of Indiana highlighting Parke County
Townships	Adams Florida Greene Howard Jackson Liberty Penn Raccoon Reserve Sugar Creek Union Wabash Washington
CDPs	Bridgeton Judson Lyford
Other communities	Alma Lake Annapolis Arabia Armiesburg Banner Mills Bellmore Bethany Byron Catlin Cincinnati Coloma Coxville Diamond Ferndale Grange Corner Guion Hollandsburg Howard Hudnut Jessup Keytsville‡ Klondyke Leatherwood Lena Lodi Lusks Mills Madalline Mansfield Midway Milligan Minshall New Discovery Numa Nyesville Parkeville Piattsville Pin Hook Rockport Smockville Snow Hill Stumptown Superior Sylvania Tangier Vivalia‡ West Atherton West Melcher West Union
Ghost town	Coke Oven Hollow
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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