Charlottesville, Indiana

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Charlottesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Charlottesville
Coordinates: 39°47′28″N85°36′43″W / 39.79111°N 85.61194°W / 39.79111; -85.61194
Country United States
State Indiana
Counties Hancock, Rush
Townships Jackson (H), Ripley (R)
Elevation
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948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total631
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46117
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-12196 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830398 [1]

Charlottesville is an unincorporated community in Hancock and Rush counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] The Hancock County portion is in Jackson Township, while the Rush County portion is in Ripley Township. [3]

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History

Charlottesville was laid out and platted in 1830. [4] The community's name most likely was a transfer from Charlottesville, Virginia. [5] It was for a time incorporated as a town, from 1867. [6]

The Charlottesville post office has been in operation since 1831. [7]

Transportation

Major Roads

Education

Eastern Hancock Community School Corporation services the towns of Charlottesville, Wilkinson, Shirley, Warrington, and surrounding areas in eastern Hancock County. It consists of one elementary school (Grades K - 5), one middle school (Grades 6 - 8), and one high school (Grades 9 - 12).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charlottesville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Rush County: Interim Report. Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Indianapolis: Indiana Landmarks, 1988, 20.
  4. ↑ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp.  245.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  92. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...probably named for Charlottesville, Virginia...
  6. ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp.  720.
  7. ↑ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.


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