Carpentersville, Indiana

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Carpentersville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Carpentersville
Coordinates: 39°48′20″N86°48′20″W / 39.80556°N 86.80556°W / 39.80556; -86.80556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Putnam
Township Franklin
Elevation
[1]
866 ft (264 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46172
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID432163 [1]

Carpentersville is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Carpentersville was laid out about 1840 by Philip Carpenter, and named for him. [2] A post office was established at Carpentersville in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carpentersville, Indiana
  2. ↑ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p.  155.
  3. ↑ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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