Downeyville, Indiana

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Downeyville
Unincorporated community
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Downeyville
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Downeyville
Coordinates: 39°25′39″N85°33′16″W / 39.42750°N 85.55444°W / 39.42750; -85.55444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Adams
Elevation
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837 ft (255 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code 18-18604 [2]
GNIS feature ID433674 [1]

Downeyville is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Downey was the name of a family who kept a general store at Downeyville. [3] A post office was established at Downeyville in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Downeyville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 105.
  4. ↑ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.


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