Huffman, Indiana

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Huffman, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Huffman
Coordinates: 38°06′07″N86°46′37″W / 38.10194°N 86.77694°W / 38.10194; -86.77694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Harrison
Elevation
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427 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47635
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 436582

Huffman is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

An old variant name of the community was Huffmans Mills. [3] The town's proprietor, John R. Huffman operated a gristmill and sawmill and kept a store. [4] A post office was established at Huffman in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935. [5]

Geography

Huffman is located at 38°06′07″N86°46′37″W / 38.10194°N 86.77694°W / 38.10194; -86.77694 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Huffman, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  173. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...originally was called Huffmans Mills.
  4. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p.  373.
  5. ↑ "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
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