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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1,030 ft (310 m)
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]

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...


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