Dickeyville, Indiana

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Dickeyville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Dickeyville
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Dickeyville
Coordinates: 38°09′23″N87°13′14″W / 38.15639°N 87.22056°W / 38.15639; -87.22056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Township Owen
Elevation
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486 ft (148 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47601
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 433540

Dickeyville is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

A post office was established at Dickeyville in 1884, and remained in operation until 1903. [3] The community was named after the Dickey family of settlers. [4]

Geography

Dickeyville is located at 38°09′23″N87°13′14″W / 38.15639°N 87.22056°W / 38.15639; -87.22056 .

Notes

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dickeyville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  114. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name honors a local family.
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