Thornhope, Indiana

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Thornhope, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Thornhope
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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725 ft (221 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46985
GNIS feature ID452943 [1]

Thornhope is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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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. [2]

Another variant name of the community was called Oak. [3] A post office ran with this name from 1856 to 1966. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornhope, Indiana
  2. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p.  595.
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on Thornhope - Variant Citation" . Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pulaski County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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