Derby, Indiana

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Derby, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Derby, Indiana
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Derby, Indiana
Coordinates: 38°1′49″N86°31′38″W / 38.03028°N 86.52722°W / 38.03028; -86.52722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Union
Elevation
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453 ft (138 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47525
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450842 [1]

Derby is an unincorporated community along the Ohio River in far southern Union Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] It lies at the intersection of State Roads 66 and 70 above the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County. [2] Although Derby is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47525. [3]

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History

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Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.

Derby was platted in 1835. [4] The community was named after Derby, in Ireland. [5] A post office has been in operation at Derby since 1852. [6]

Education

Union Township is in Perry Central Community School Corporation. [7]

Previously the community had its own high school. The school colors were black and gold, and the mascot was the warriors. This school consolidated into Perry Central High School. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Derby, Indiana
  2. ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 3rd ed., Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 62-63. ISBN   0-89933-319-2.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p.  82.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  113. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...for Derby, Ireland, the home of his ancestors.
  6. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Perry County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
  8. ↑ Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living . Evansville, Indiana . Retrieved June 12, 2024.


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