Chambersburg, Indiana

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Chambersburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Chambersburg
Coordinates: 38°31′05″N86°23′32″W / 38.51806°N 86.39222°W / 38.51806; -86.39222 Coordinates: 38°31′05″N86°23′32″W / 38.51806°N 86.39222°W / 38.51806; -86.39222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township Paoli
Elevation
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656 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47454
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450763 [1]

Chambersburg is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Chambersburg was laid out in 1840 by Samuel Chambers, who named it for himself. [2] The community was a station on the Underground Railroad. [3]

A post office was established at Chambersburg in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambersburg, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN   0-253-14167-2.
  3. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp.  385.
  4. ↑ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2017.



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