Blue Ridge, Indiana

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Blue Ridge, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Blue Ridge
Coordinates: 39°31′16″N85°38′17″W / 39.52111°N 85.63806°W / 39.52111; -85.63806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Liberty
Elevation
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892 ft (272 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46182
FIPS code 18-6022 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830525 [1]

Blue Ridge is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Blue Ridge was originally called Cynthiana, and under the latter name was platted in 1835. [3] A post office called Blue Ridge was established in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [4] Blue Ridge contained a school that was discontinued at an unknown date. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Ridge, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 266.
  4. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-56311-078-8.


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