Hardingrove, Indiana

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Hardingrove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Hardingrove
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Hardingrove
Coordinates: 37°55′37″N86°34′17″W / 37.92694°N 86.57139°W / 37.92694; -86.57139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Tobin
Elevation
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420 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47574
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID451663 [1]

Hardingrove is an unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Hardingrove was settled by members of the Hardin family, and an old variant rendering of the name is "Hardin Grove". [2] A post office was established at Hardingrove in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1937. [3] Louise Hardin served as an early postmaster. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardingrove, Indiana
  2. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p.  278.
  3. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  157. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Louise Hardin was the first postmaster.


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