Shawswick, Indiana

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Shawswick, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Shawswick
Coordinates: 38°53′44″N86°24′52″W / 38.89556°N 86.41444°W / 38.89556; -86.41444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lawrence
Township Shawswick
Elevation
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591 ft (180 m)
ZIP code
47421
FIPS code 18-69095 [2]
GNIS feature ID451447 [1]

Shawswick is an unincorporated community in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

History

Shawswick contained a post office from 1891 until 1896. [3] The community took its name from Shawswick Township. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawswick, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  299. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for the township in which the village is located.


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