Prince William, Indiana

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Prince William
Unincorporated community
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Prince William
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°26′32″N86°34′23″W / 40.44222°N 86.57306°W / 40.44222; -86.57306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Democrat
Elevation
[1]
722 ft (220 m)
ZIP code
46065
FIPS code 18-62075 [2]
GNIS feature ID441601 [1]

Prince William is an unincorporated community in Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana.

Prince William was one of two initial villages when the township was organized in May 1835. [3] It was named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. [4] The Prince William post office was discontinued in 1881. [5]

History

Prince William, Indiana was founded in 1837 by Benjamin Ashba(Ashby). Prince William and Lexington were the major towns of Democrat Township until the 1870s.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prince William, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Carroll County township histories". Roots Web. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.


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