Guthrie, Indiana

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Guthrie, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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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.


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