Piattsville, Indiana

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Piattsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Piattsville
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°42′16″N87°07′33″W / 39.70444°N 87.12583°W / 39.70444; -87.12583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Parke
Township Adams
Elevation
[1]
630 ft (192 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47872
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 452210

Piattsville is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

A post office was established at Piattsville in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1862. [3] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community bears the name of a settler or family of settlers. [4]

Geography

Piattsville is located at 39°42′16″N87°07′33″W / 39.70444°N 87.12583°W / 39.70444; -87.12583 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Piattsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  262. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Piatt also was a local family name.
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