Cherryvale, Indiana

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Cherryvale, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Map of Vigo County Indiana Townships.svg
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Cherryvale
Cherryvale, as seen in a map of Vigo County
Coordinates: 39°27′48″N87°14′22″W / 39.46333°N 87.23944°W / 39.46333; -87.23944
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo, Clay
Township Lost Creek, Posey
Elevation
[1]
584 ft (178 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47834
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID432447 [1]

Cherryvale is an unincorporated community in Vigo and Clay counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

Contents

It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Cherryvale was not formally laid out or platted. [2] A post office was established at Cherryvale in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [3]

Geography

Cherryvale is located in western Clay County adjacent to the Vigo-Clay county line approximately one mile north of I-70. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherryvale, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  93. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...this village, located on the Clay-Vigo county line, was never laid out.
  3. ↑ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Staunton, IN, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958 (1990 rev.)
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