Boxley, Indiana

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Boxley, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°10′04″N86°10′45″W / 40.16778°N 86.17917°W / 40.16778; -86.17917
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Hamilton
Township Adams
Established1836
Elevation
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281 m (922 ft)
ZIP code
46069
Area code(s) 317/463
FIPS code 18-06904 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830393 [1]

Boxley is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.

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History

Boxley was laid out in 1836 by Addison and Thomas P. Boxley. [3] The first store in Adams Township, and the first post office, were established in Boxley. [4] The post office at Boxley was established in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Boxley as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boxley, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. pp. 257–258.
  4. ↑ Helm, Thomas B. (1880). History of Hamilton County, Indiana, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. Unigraphic. p. 106.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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