Scircleville, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°17′17″N86°18′06″W / 40.28806°N 86.30167°W / 40.28806; -86.30167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clinton
Township Johnson Township
Named for George Adam Scircle
Elevation
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929 ft (283 m)
FIPS code 18-68364 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830345 [1]

Scircleville is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana. Scircleville was named in honor of George Scircle. [3]

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History

Scircleville was platted in 1873 by George Adam Scircle and became a small local trade center. Josiah Drake opened its first general store and John Scircle the first drug store. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Scircleville was home to a number of lodges and fraternal organizations including the GAR, Odd Fellows, Red Men and Masons. [4]

The Scircleville post office was established in 1875. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scircleville, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 272. ISBN   978-1-4976-1186-3.
  4. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp.  32.
  5. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.