Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana

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Huntsville, Indiana
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Huntsville
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Huntsville
Coordinates: 40°00′31″N85°43′49″W / 40.00861°N 85.73028°W / 40.00861; -85.73028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Madison
Township Fall Creek
Elevation
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869 ft (265 m)
ZIP code
436638 [1]
FIPS code 18-35320 [2]
GNIS feature ID436638 [1]

Huntsville is an unincorporated community in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

History

Huntsville was laid out in 1830. [3] It was named for one of its founders, Eleazer Hunt. [4] A post office was established at Huntsville in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1878. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 736.
  4. John La Rue Forkner (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  133.
  5. "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2015.