Fincastle, Indiana

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Fincastle, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Fincastle
Coordinates: 39°48′29″N86°53′42″W / 39.80806°N 86.89500°W / 39.80806; -86.89500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Putnam
Township Franklin
Elevation
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814 ft (248 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46172
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID434481 [1]

Fincastle is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Fincastle was laid out in 1838. [2] The community's name may be derived from Fincastle, Virginia. [3] A post office was established at Fincastle in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fincastle, Indiana
  2. ↑ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 156.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 132. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Apparently the name is for Fincastle, Virginia, or for the old county of Fincastle...
  4. ↑ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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