Peppertown, Indiana

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Peppertown, Indiana
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Coordinates: 39°23′57″N85°10′33″W / 39.39917°N 85.17583°W / 39.39917; -85.17583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Township Salt Creek
Elevation
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961 ft (293 m)
ZIP code
47030
FIPS code 18-58878 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830380 [1]

Peppertown is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

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History

Peppertown was platted in 1859 by Fielding Berry. [3] It is named for August Pepper, who settled on the site in 1851. [4] August Pepper worked as a calico printer. [5]

Demographics

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

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peppertown, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Peppertown". Franklin County Historical Society. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp.  172.
  5. Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp.  173.
  6. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.