Celina, Indiana

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Celina, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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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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164 m (538 ft)
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]

The first postmaster of the town was George Hilt, a blacksmith, who later handed the job to Ella Edwards in 1878, who served as postmistress for 50 years. She was succeeded by her daughter, who was reported to obtain the post in 1940. [5] At its peak, the town had a blacksmith shop, a church, a store and a tannery [5]

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.
  5. 1 2 "The Story of Celina - A Fair Weather Town". Evansville Courier and Press. May 11, 1941. p. 37. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
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