Prince William, Indiana

Prince William
Unincorporated community
Carroll County's location in Indiana
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 ID	441601 [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 ]}

References

1. 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.