Billingsville, Indiana

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Billingsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Billingsville
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Billingsville
Coordinates: 39°33′21″N84°54′35″W / 39.55583°N 84.90972°W / 39.55583; -84.90972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Union
Township Union
Elevation
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310 m (1,030 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47353
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID431080 [1]

Billingsville is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Union County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Billingsville in 1833, and remained in operation until 1903. [2] Billingsville School was a one-room school erected in Billingsville in 1870 and replaced by a two-story school that existed from 1926 to 1953. [3] The community was named after the Billings family of settlers. [4]

In 1890, the population was estimated as around 100 residents. [5] In 1900, the population was 88. [6]

By 1920, the population was 120. [7] The population was 36 in 1930. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Billingsville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Union County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Newspapers.com - Rushville Republican - 1966-06-11 - Page 6". Rushville Republican. June 11, 1966. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  67. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. A post office, named for the local Billings family...
  5. ↑ Cram, George Franklin (1891). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 364.
  6. ↑ Cram, George F. (1900). Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled. J. R. Gray & Company. p. 134.
  7. ↑ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 185.
  8. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 266.


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