Taswell, Indiana

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Taswell
Coordinates: 38°20′08″N86°33′35″W / 38.33556°N 86.55972°W / 38.33556; -86.55972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Crawford
Township Patoka
Elevation
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771 ft (235 m)
ZIP code
47175
GNIS feature ID2830348 [1]

Taswell is a census-designated place in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana, located on State Road 64 west of the county seat of English.

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History

A post office was established at Taswell in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996. [2] It was intended that the community be named for the Laswell family of settlers, but when the postal authorities misspelled the name Taswell, the new name stuck. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taswell, Indiana
  2. "Crawford 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.  320. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...for the local Laswell family, but through a clerical error...