Eby, Indiana

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Eby, Indiana
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Eby
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
[1]
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.