Eby, Indiana

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Eby, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°08′31″N87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°W / 38.14194; -87.26139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Township Hart
Elevation
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489 ft (149 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47601
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 433988

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

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History

A post office was established at Eby in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [3] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named for a local resident. [4] A Warrick County soldier named Abraham Eby was killed in the Civil War. [5]

Geography

Eby is located at 38°08′31″N87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°W / 38.14194; -87.26139 .

Notes

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Eby, 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.  120. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This unique place name, probably for the personal name...
  5. ↑ Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p.  69.
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