Parkersburg, Indiana

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Parkersburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Parkersburg
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°52′24″N86°54′10″W / 39.87333°N 86.90278°W / 39.87333; -86.90278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Montgomery
Township Scott
Elevation
[1]
856 ft (261 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47954
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-58014 [2]
GNIS feature ID449705 [1]

Parkersburg is an unincorporated community in Scott Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Parkersburg was platted by Thomas Arnett and Noble Welch in 1837. [3] It was named for its first postmaster, Nathaniel Parker. [4] A post office was established at Parkersburg in 1835, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parkersburg, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 505
  4. ↑ Beckwith, Hiram Williams & Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp.  408.
  5. ↑ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2015.


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