Geetingsville, Indiana

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Geetingsville
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Geetingsville
Coordinates: 40°24′59″N86°28′07″W / 40.41639°N 86.46861°W / 40.41639; -86.46861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clinton
Township Owen
Elevation
[1]
827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code
46041
FIPS code 18-27180 [2]
GNIS feature ID435475 [1]

Geetingsville is an unincorporated community on the border of Owen and Warren townships in Clinton County, Indiana.

History

Never officially platted, the village of Geetingsville was a small social and business center with a general store, a blacksmith shop and a physician (Dr. M. V. Young). In the 1880s the Presbyterians erected a brick church in Geetingsville. [3]

Geetingsville had a post office between 1856 and 1905. [4] Henry W. Geeting served as postmaster. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geetingsville, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Warren Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
  4. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 143. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Henry W. Geeting was the first postmaster.