Farnsworth, Indiana

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Farnsworth, Indiana
Ghost town
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Sullivan County's location in Indiana
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Farnsworth
Coordinates: 39°05′57″N87°19′18″W / 39.09917°N 87.32167°W / 39.09917; -87.32167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Sullivan
Township Cass
Elevation
[1]
518 ft (158 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47882
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 452895

Farnsworth was a former town in Cass Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] [3] [4]

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History

Extensive strip mining in the area caused the town of Farnsworth to become extinct. [5]

A post office was established at Farnsworth in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. [6]

Geography

Farnsworth is located at 39°05′57″N87°19′18″W / 39.09917°N 87.32167°W / 39.09917; -87.32167 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Farnsworth (historical), Township of Cass, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States". mindat.
  3. ↑ "Cass Township, Farnsworth, Dugger, Calidonia". Historic Map Works.
  4. ↑ "A history of Sullivan County, Indiana, closing of the first century's history of the county, and showing the growth of its people, institutions, industries and wealth" (PDF). Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "Farnsworth, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sullivan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2016.


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