Jacksonville, Indiana

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Jacksonville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Jacksonville
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Jacksonville
Coordinates: 38°49′44″N85°02′56″W / 38.82889°N 85.04889°W / 38.82889; -85.04889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Switzerland
Township Jefferson
Elevation
[1]
866 ft (264 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47842
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID436905 [1]

Jacksonville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Jacksonville was platted in 1815. [2] A post office was established at Jacksonville in 1841, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1867. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonville, Indiana
  2. ↑ Cottman, George Streibe (1916). Indiana Magazine of History. p. 153.
  3. ↑ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
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