Grafton, Indiana

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Grafton, Indiana
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Grafton
Coordinates: 38°00′05″N87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Township Black
Elevation
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364 ft (111 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47620
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID435276 [1]

Grafton is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Grafton was laid out in 1852 near the site of a gristmill on Big Creek. [2] The community was named after Grafton, Illinois. [3] The Grafton post office closed in 1902. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grafton, Indiana
  2. Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p.  120.
  3. History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 416.
  4. "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.