King, Indiana

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King, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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King
Coordinates: 38°18′15″N87°34′34″W / 38.30417°N 87.57611°W / 38.30417; -87.57611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Gibson
Township Patoka
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
ZIP code
47670
FIPS code 18-39780 [1]
GNIS feature ID437317 [2]

King is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It is also referred to as Kings or as King's Station. [2]

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History

King had its start in the early 1850s when the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad was extended to that point. [3] It was named for John King, a pioneer settler. [4]

A post office was established at King in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908. [5]

Geography

King is located at 38°18′15″N87°34′34″W / 38.30417°N 87.57611°W / 38.30417; -87.57611 . [2]

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "King, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p.  305.
  4. ↑ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p.  527.
  5. ↑ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.


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