Celina, Indiana

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Celina, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Celina
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Celina
Coordinates: 38°11′17″N86°36′46″W / 38.18806°N 86.61278°W / 38.18806; -86.61278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Oil
Elevation
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538 ft (164 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47576
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450762 [1]

Celina is an unincorporated community in Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Celina in 1870, and remained in operation until 1940; [2] for most of this period, the post office was located in the Jacob Rickenbaugh House. [3] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community may be named after Celina, Ohio. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Celina, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Davis, J. Marshall. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jacob Rickenbaugh House. National Park Service, 1983-10-25, 5.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 90. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...possibly was borrowed from Celina, Ohio.
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