Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana

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Geneva
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Geneva United Methodist Church sign and Mary's Grocery Store, facing north on Vandalia Road
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Geneva
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Geneva
Coordinates: 39°23′28″N85°43′03″W / 39.39111°N 85.71750°W / 39.39111; -85.71750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Noble
Elevation
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791 ft (241 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47234
FIPS code 18-27252 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830530 [1]

Geneva is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana facing south on Vandalia Road. Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana, facing south on Vandalia Road.jpg
Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana facing south on Vandalia Road.

Geneva was platted in 1853. [3] The community took its name after Geneva, in Switzerland. [4] An old variant name of the community was called Sulphur Hill. [5]

A post office was established under the name Sulphur Hill in 1836, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [6]

Geography

Geneva is located about 7 miles south west of St Paul, on East Vandalia Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p.  97.
  4. ↑ 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. ...named for the Swiss city.
  5. ↑ "USGS detail on Geneva - Variant Citation" . Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.


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