Snow Hill, Randolph County, Indiana

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Snow Hill
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Snow Hill
Coordinates: 40°05′31″N84°57′47″W / 40.09194°N 84.96306°W / 40.09194; -84.96306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Randolph
Township Washington
Elevation
[1]
1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47394
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID449733 [1]

Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Snow Hill was first settled about 1838. [2] An old variant name of the community was called Mount Pleasant. [3]

A post office was established at Snow Hill in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Hill, Randolph County, Indiana
  2. Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 134.
  3. "USGS detail on Snow Hill - Variant Citation" . Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.