Thornhope, Indiana

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Thornhope, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Thornhope
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Thornhope
Coordinates: 40°55′33″N86°31′46″W / 40.92583°N 86.52944°W / 40.92583; -86.52944 Coordinates: 40°55′33″N86°31′46″W / 40.92583°N 86.52944°W / 40.92583; -86.52944
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pulaski
Township Van Buren
Elevation
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728 ft (722 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46985
GNIS feature ID 452943

Thornhope is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Thornhope was originally known as Parisville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1853 when the railroad was extended to that point. [3]

Another variant name of the community was called Oak. [4] A post office ran with this name from 1856 to 1966. [5]

Geography

Thornhope is located at 40°55′33″N86°31′46″W / 40.92583°N 86.52944°W / 40.92583; -86.52944 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Thornhope, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p.  595.
  4. ↑ "USGS detail on Thornhope - Variant Citation" . Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Pulaski County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2017.


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