Saint Louis Crossing, Indiana

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Saint Louis Crossing
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Bartholomew County's location in Indiana
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Saint Louis Crossing
Location in Bartholomew County
Coordinates: 39°19′08″N85°50′48″W / 39.31889°N 85.84667°W / 39.31889; -85.84667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Bartholomew
Township Flat Rock
Elevation
[1]
682 ft (208 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47246
FIPS code 18-66996 [2]
GNIS feature ID442661 [1]

Saint Louis Crossing is an unincorporated town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

The town was laid out at crossing on the Columbus & Shelbyville Railroad [3] outside of Old Saint Louis, hence the name. [4] A post office was established in 1862, and was discontinued in 1974. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Louis Crossing, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Redfield & Logan's Columbus & Indianapolis Central Railway Business Guide, and Western Gazetteer of Indiana and Ohio for. Redfield & Logan. 1866. p. 42.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 290. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...on the railroad west of Saint Louis (now Old Saint Louis) for which it was named.
  5. "Bartholomew County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 22, 2020.