Rileysburg, Indiana

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Rileysburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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The old Rileysburg grain elevator
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Vermillion County's location in Indiana
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Rileysburg
Rileysburg's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 40°06′15″N87°31′33″W / 40.10417°N 87.52583°W / 40.10417; -87.52583 Coordinates: 40°06′15″N87°31′33″W / 40.10417°N 87.52583°W / 40.10417; -87.52583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vermillion
Township Highland
Elevation
[1]
650 ft (198 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47932
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 442041

Rileysburg is a small unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] The town is served by the post office in Covington in nearby Fountain County. The county seat is located in Newport.

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History

A post office was established at Rileysburg in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. [3] The town plat was officially filed in 1904. [4]

Geography

Rileysburg is located in the far northwest part of the county, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Interstate 74 and about .25 miles (0.40 km) east of the Indiana-Illinois state line. A CSX Transportation railway runs northwest through town into nearby Danville, Illinois. Coal Branch Creek, which flows south through the county to the Vermilion River, has its head near Rileysburg.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Rileysburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 280. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...was platted on June 4, 1904.
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