Rockport Junction, Indiana

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Rockport Junction
Unincorporated community
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Rockport Junction
Coordinates: 38°06′26″N87°00′24″W / 38.10722°N 87.00667°W / 38.10722; -87.00667 Coordinates: 38°06′26″N87°00′24″W / 38.10722°N 87.00667°W / 38.10722; -87.00667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Clay
Elevation
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420 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47552
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 442225

Rockport Junction is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Rockport Junction was so named for the fact it contained a railroad depot down the line from Rockport. [3]

Geography

Rockport Junction is located at 38°06′26″N87°00′24″W / 38.10722°N 87.00667°W / 38.10722; -87.00667 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Rockport Junction, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  284. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...established as a railroad junction just east of Rockport...


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