Ethel, Indiana

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Ethel, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°24′13″N86°31′28″W / 38.40361°N 86.52444°W / 38.40361; -86.52444 Coordinates: 38°24′13″N86°31′28″W / 38.40361°N 86.52444°W / 38.40361; -86.52444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township Greenfield
Elevation
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571 ft (174 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47118
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450895 [1]

Ethel is an unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Ethel in 1891, and remained in operation until 1939. [2] Ethel Hollen, an early postmaster, gave the community her name. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ethel, Indiana
  2. "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 54.