Boyleston, Indiana

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Boyleston
Unincorporated community
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Boyleston
Coordinates: 40°17′11″N86°23′41″W / 40.28639°N 86.39472°W / 40.28639; -86.39472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clinton
Township Michigan
Founded1875
Named after Lewis N. Boyle
Elevation
[1]
902 ft (275 m)
ZIP code
46057
FIPS code 18-06922 [2]
GNIS feature ID431430 [1]

Boyleston is an unincorporated community in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

History

Lewis N. Boyle of Indianapolis platted the town of Boyleston on November 17, 1875, along the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. [3] A post office was established at Boyleston in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1951. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boyleston, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Michigan Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
  4. ↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.


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