Starlight, Indiana

Starlight
Unincorporated community
Starlight water tower
Clark County's location in Indiana
Starlight Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°24′54″N85°53′33″W / 38.41500°N 85.89250°W / 38.41500; -85.89250
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Township	Wood
Elevation [1]	935 ft (285 m)
ZIP code	47106
GNIS feature ID	444077 [1]

Starlight is an unincorporated community in Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. Addresses in Starlight are listed as part of nearby Borden.

History

A post office was established at Starlight in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. ^[2] According to tradition, Starlight was named when a new light fixture in the local store shined like a bright star. ^[3]

Attractions

Starlight is best known for two large farms which are open to the public year-round as tourist attractions. The two farms — Huber's Orchard & Winery and Joe Huber Family Farm & Restaurant — have expanded over the years from simple "you-pick" operations to full-fledged attractions, with restaurants, petting zoos, winery and live entertainment. The farms offer visitors a chance to experience "a day in the country." The two farms are separate business however the owners are distantly related.

Starlight hosts a popular annual Starlight Strawberry Festival, held on Memorial Day weekend and sponsored by the local Roman Catholic parish.

See also

• List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Starlight, Indiana
2. "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  311. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Everyone called the lamp a new star...

External links

• Media related to Starlight, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
• St. John the Baptist, Roman Catholic Church