Moonville, Indiana

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Moonsville, Indiana
Unincorporated town
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Moonsville
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Moonsville
Coordinates: 40°11′38″N85°36′05″W / 40.19389°N 85.60139°W / 40.19389; -85.60139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Madison
Township Richland
Elevation
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896 ft (273 m)
ZIP code
46012
FIPS code 18-50868 [2]
GNIS feature ID439387 [1]

Moonsville was an unincorporated town in Richland Township, Madison County, Indiana.It was laid out in 1835 by Zimri Moon, and named for him. [3] It flourished briefly during the abortive construction of the Indiana Central Canal, but by the end of the century it had disappeared into farmland. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moonville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 929.
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