Elrod, Indiana | |
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  Elrod  Elrod | |
| Coordinates: 39°03′21″N85°09′47″W / 39.05583°N 85.16306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Ripley |
| Township | Washington |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47031 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830513 [1] |
Elrod is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
A post office was established at Elrod in 1849, and remained in operation until 1903. [2] George W. Elrod, an early postmaster, gave the community his name. [3]
Ripley County is a county located at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 28,995. The county seat is Versailles.
Samuel Harrison Elrod was an American attorney and the fifth Governor of South Dakota. Elrod, a Republican from Clark, South Dakota, served from 1905 to 1907.
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Charlottesville is an unincorporated community in Hancock and Rush counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The Hancock County portion is in Jackson Township, while the Rush County portion is in Ripley Township.
Washington Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,440 and it contained 934 housing units.
Morris is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Letts is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
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Correct is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Eagle Village is an unincorporated community in Eagle Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Davidson is an unincorporated community in Boone township in Harrison County, Indiana, in the United States. Davidson had a post office between 1839 and 1924. The community was likely named for its first postmaster, David Aistin.
Elrod is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Roland is an unincorporated community in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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Survant is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Benham is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Prattsburg is an unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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...the first postmaster was George W. Elrod.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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