Christiansburg, Indiana

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Christiansburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Brown County's location in Indiana
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Christiansburg
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°05′19″N86°09′22″W / 39.08861°N 86.15611°W / 39.08861; -86.15611 Coordinates: 39°05′19″N86°09′22″W / 39.08861°N 86.15611°W / 39.08861; -86.15611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Brown
Township Van Buren
Elevation
[1]
604 ft (184 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47201
Area code(s) 812 & 930
FIPS code 18-12592 [2]
GNIS feature ID 450775

Christiansburg is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

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History

Christiansburg was founded about 1850. [4] It may have been named for Col. William Christian. [5] The Christiansburg post office was discontinued in 1902. [6]

Geography

Christiansburg is located at 39°05′19″N86°09′22″W / 39.08861°N 86.15611°W / 39.08861; -86.15611 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Christiansburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  749.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  94. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...where it sometimes honors Colonel William Christian, who was killed by Indians in Kentucky in 1796.
  6. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.



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