Rapture, Indiana | |
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  Rapture Location within the state of Indiana  Rapture Rapture (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°9′8″N87°50′31″W / 38.15222°N 87.84194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Posey |
| Township | Harmony |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47633 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 441777 [1] |
Rapture is an unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Rapture was originally called "White's Settlement", and is one of the oldest communities in Posey County. [2] It was laid out in 1838 by John Cox, and became known as "Winfield", and also "Bugtown". [3] The present name of Rapture may have come from a local horse. [4] Cox Creek runs through the community. [5]
A post office was established at Rapture in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [6]
CNN reported in 2011 that just one person lives in Rapture, where they own a home, rental property and airplane hangar. [7] The airplane landing strip is known as "Bugtown Airport". [8]
Rapture was the setting for Terence Faherty's 1999 novel The Ordained. [9]
Rapture is located on Indiana State Road 68, between Poseyville and New Harmony.
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...for Dr. James Cooper's horse, Rapture.
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