Rockdale, Indiana

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Rockdale, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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The Salmon Turrell Farmstead in Rockdale
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Rockdale
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Rockdale
Coordinates: 39°19′01″N84°50′49″W / 39.31694°N 84.84694°W / 39.31694; -84.84694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Township Whitewater
Elevation
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669 ft (204 m)
ZIP code
47060
FIPS code 18-65340 [2]
GNIS feature ID442216 [1]

Rockdale is an unincorporated community in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

The post office Rockdale once contained originally had the name Wissel. [3] It operated from 1886 until 1903. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockdale, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  283. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...was established as Wissel...
  4. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.


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