Coxton, Indiana

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Coxton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coxton
Coordinates: 38°49′46″N86°33′40″W / 38.82944°N 86.56111°W / 38.82944; -86.56111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lawrence
Township Indian Creek
Elevation
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512 ft (156 m)
ZIP code
47421
FIPS code 18-15550 [2]
GNIS feature ID450811 [1]

Coxton is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. Coxton was the site of a railroad station located between Bedford and Williams. Coxton was also the site of a school and post office. It was named for Henry Cox, who helped secure the railway line for the Evansville and Richmond Railroad. It was previously known as Haystown.

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Geography

Coxton lies 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Bedford, the county seat of Lawrence County. [3] It was formerly on the Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway. [4] [5]

History

Coxton had its start by the building of the railroad through that territory. The village began as a railway station. [6] Coxton was the stop between Williams and Bedford. [7]

Coxton was named for Henry Cox, who helped procure the right of way for the Evansville and Richmond Railroad in 1890. Railroad officials similarly honored Jacob Bossett and Bart Williams with station names along the same line. Haystown was an alternate name for the area, in use prior to Coxton. [8]

A post office was established at Coxton in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [9]

The Coxton School was a one-room schoolhouse serving first through eighth grade students, [10] and was one of several in Indian Creek Township (others included Tripleten, Pierce, and Pace School). [11] The school was open circa 1915, [12] and was closed ("discontinued") in 1930. [11] [10]

Coxton's population was 30 in 1940. [3] By the 1990s, Coxton was considered an abandoned community. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coxton, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 269.
  4. ↑ "Map of Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway". Indiana Historical Society. 1910. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Standard Map Series of Indiana" (PDF). Standard Map Company. 1919. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  104. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was established as a railroad station.
  7. ↑ Burns, Andrew J.; Allen, Edwin Stevens; Allen, William Frederick, eds. (1919). The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada and Cuba. New York, NY: National Railway Publication Company. p. 671.
  8. ↑ Grazer, Florence Elise (1957). "A study of place names in Lawrence County, Indiana". Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Indiana State University. p. 10. Retrieved August 19, 2025. Henry Cox, Bart Williams, and Jacob Bossett aided the Evansville and Richmond Railroad in procuring the right of way through the western part of Lawrence County in 1890. According to an agreement with the railroad officials there were to be three stations named for these three men. The station at Coxton was named for Mr. Cox, Williams for Mr. Williams, and the next station, which is in Martin County, was named for Mr. Bossett. Before the railroad came through this section, the village was called Haystown.
  9. ↑ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  10. 1 2 Indiana School Directory. Indianapolis, IN: State of Indiana Department of Public Instruction. 1930. p. 156.
  11. 1 2 Guthrie, James Mitchell (1958). Thirty Three Years in the History of Lawrence County, Indiana, 1884-1917. Greenfield, IN: Mitchell-Fleming Printers. p. 155.
  12. ↑ "Coxton". Bedford Weekly Mail. Bedford, IN. September 10, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved August 6, 2025.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ Parsons, Claude (October 31, 1997). "Abandoned Towns". Bedford Times-Mail. Bedford, IN.
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