Peppertown, Indiana

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Peppertown, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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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.


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