Hitchcock, Indiana | |
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![]() Washington County's location in Indiana | |
Coordinates: 38°38′18″N86°10′10″W / 38.63833°N 86.16944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Washington |
Township | Washington |
Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47167 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 452924 [1] |
Hitchcock is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States. [1]
Hitchcock was named for the local Hitchcock family, including William Hitchcock, who established the first store in the community. [2] Hitchcock had a general store, post office (established in 1858) and millinery shop, all housed in one two-story building, managed by the Clarence Dennis family, until 1952. [3]
The town of Hitchcock is shown on many early maps as "Oxonia", and was a station along the Monon Railroad, receiving mail delivered by the train four times a day up until the 1930s. Hitchcock had a one-room schoolhouse, in use up to the 1950s, which still stands today. A major cultural center of the community was the Mt. Zion Methodist Church, [4] now defunct (supplanted by nearby New Hope Methodist Church in 1970).
Other variant names for the community are Heffren, Hitchcock Station and Hitchcocks Station. [5]
Hitchcock is located at 38°38′18″N86°10′10″W / 38.63833°N 86.16944°W .