Nineveh, Indiana

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Nineveh, Indiana
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°21′40″N86°05′34″W / 39.36111°N 86.09278°W / 39.36111; -86.09278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Johnson
Township Nineveh
Elevation
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804 ft (245 m)
ZIP code
46164
FIPS code 18-53982 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830427 [1]

Nineveh is an unincorporated community in Nineveh Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States.

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Nineveh took its name from Nineveh Creek, [3] which in turn is named after Nineveh Berry, a hunter who fell into the creek while hunting for deer. [4]

The town also has the Cordry-Sweetwater branch library. [5]

Scenes from the film Hoosiers were shot in the old Nineveh Elementary School, which was renamed "Hickory High School" for the film. Nineveh's last class of students attended here during the filming of the film in 1985, after which they relocated to Trafalgar to consolidate at Indian Creek Elementary School. The old school was lost to a fire just a few years after it was closed for consolidation. [6]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined Ninevah as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [7]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nineveh, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  243. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for nearby Nineveh Creek.
  4. ↑ Indiana State Teachers Association (1914). Readings in Indiana history. Published by Indiana University. p. 163.
  5. ↑ "FAQ". Brown County Public Library. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nineveh Indiana". ninevehfestival.org. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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