Crawleyville, Indiana

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Crawleyville, Indiana
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Crawleyville
Coordinates: 38°17′00″N87°50′00″W / 38.28333°N 87.83333°W / 38.28333; -87.83333
Country United States
State Indiana
County Gibson
Township Wabash
Elevation
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384 ft (117 m)
ZIP code
47665
GNIS feature ID433104 [1]

Crawleyville (also Crowley or Crowleyville) [1] is an unincorporated community located along the Wabash River in Wabash Township in Gibson County. In the early 1900s, Crawleyville was an active community of farmers and fishermen.

The first settlement at Crawleyville was made in 1811. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crawleyville, Indiana
  2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  105. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Formerly called Cabot, this village was settled in 1811..

38°17′00″N87°50′00″W / 38.28333°N 87.83333°W / 38.28333; -87.83333