Thales, Indiana

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Thales, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°30′37″N86°47′55″W / 38.51028°N 86.79861°W / 38.51028; -86.79861 Coordinates: 38°30′37″N86°47′55″W / 38.51028°N 86.79861°W / 38.51028; -86.79861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Harbison
Elevation
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699 ft (213 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47527
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 451555

Thales is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Thales was known as Hickory Grove until 1895. [3]

A post office was established under the name Hickory Grove in 1879, and was discontinued in 1887. [4] Another post office named Thales opened in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909. [5]

Geography

Thales is located at 38°30′37″N86°47′55″W / 38.51028°N 86.79861°W / 38.51028; -86.79861 .

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. "Thales, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  3. Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 349.
  4. "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. "Dubois County Page 2". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.