Millersburg, Warrick County, Indiana

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Millersburg
Unincorporated community
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Millersburg
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Millersburg
Coordinates: 38°05′53″N87°25′20″W / 38.09806°N 87.42222°W / 38.09806; -87.42222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Township Ohio
Elevation
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381 ft (116 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47630
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 439232

Millersburg is an unincorporated community, in Campbell Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Millersburg was laid out in 1850, and so named for the fact two mills stood near the site, one of which was owned by Phillip Miller. [3] Millersburg's post office opened under the name Canal. [4] This post office was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1903. [5]

Geography

Millersburg is located at 38°05′53″N87°25′20″W / 38.09806°N 87.42222°W / 38.09806; -87.42222 .

Notes

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Millersburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present ; Together with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. Goodspeed. 1885. p.  90.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  221. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...was called Canal...
  5. ↑ "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
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