Newbern, Indiana

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Newbern, Indiana
Unincorporated town
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Newbern
Location in Bartholomew County
Coordinates: 39°14′07″N85°45′03″W / 39.23528°N 85.75083°W / 39.23528; -85.75083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Bartholomew
Township Clifty
Elevation
[1]
682 ft (208 m)
ZIP code
47203
FIPS code 18-52506 [2]
GNIS feature ID 440135

Newbern is an unincorporated town in Clifty Township, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

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History

A post office was established at Newbern in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. [4] Newbern was named after New Bern, North Carolina, the native home of an early settler. [5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined Newburn as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Newbern, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bartholomew County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  235. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for New Bern, North Carolina, Davis's home.
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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