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
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 codes 812 & 930
FIPS code 18-12592 [2]
GNIS feature ID450775 [1]

Christiansburg is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Christiansburg was founded about 1850. [3] It may have been named for Col. William Christian. [4] The Christiansburg post office was discontinued in 1902. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christiansburg, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  749.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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