Atkinsonville, Indiana

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Atkinsonville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Atkinsonville
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Atkinsonville
Coordinates: 39°22′40″N86°52′24″W / 39.37778°N 86.87333°W / 39.37778; -86.87333
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Morgan
Elevation
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886 ft (270 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47868
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 430328

Atkinsonville is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Atkinsonville was platted in 1850, and named for its founder, Stephen Atkinson. [3] A post office was established at Atkinsonville in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [4]

Geography

Atkinsonville is located at 39°22′40″N86°52′24″W / 39.37778°N 86.87333°W / 39.37778; -86.87333 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Atkinsonville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  793.
  4. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.


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