Guthrie, Indiana

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Guthrie, Indiana
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Guthrie
Coordinates: 38°58′36″N86°30′33″W / 38.97667°N 86.50917°W / 38.97667; -86.50917
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lawrence
Township Marshall
Elevation
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525 ft (160 m)
ZIP code
47421
FIPS code 18-30240 [2]
GNIS feature ID450992 [1]

Guthrie is an unincorporated community in Marshall Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

History

Guthrie was platted in 1866 [3] and was named for a prominent family of pioneer settlers. [4] The townsite was platted by Winepark Kinser. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guthrie, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  205.
  4. History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp.  62.
  5. Grazer, Florence Elise (1957). "A study of place names in Lawrence County, Indiana". Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Indiana State University. p. 13. Retrieved August 19, 2025.