Tobinsport, Indiana

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Tobinsport, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Tobinsport
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Tobinsport
Coordinates: 37°51′09″N86°38′08″W / 37.85250°N 86.63556°W / 37.85250; -86.63556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Tobin
Elevation
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404 ft (123 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47520
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID444792 [1]

Tobinsport is a small unincorporated community located along the Ohio River in Tobin Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] Directly across the river is Cloverport, Kentucky. [2] It is at the southernmost point of Perry County. [3]

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History

A post office was established at Tobinsport in 1865, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1891. [4] Robert Tobin served as postmaster. [5]

Education

Tobin Township is in the Perry Central Community School Corporation. [6]

Prior to 1962, Tobinsport had its own high school. The school colors were blue and white, and the mascot was the Pirates. That year, it merged into Perry Central High School. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tobinsport, Indiana
  2. ↑ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). 1:150000. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 46. § A5. ISBN   0-89933-340-0.
  3. ↑ "Tobinsport Formation". Indiana Geological Survey. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  325. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...Robert Tobin was the fourth postmaster.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Perry County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
  7. ↑ Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living . Evansville, Indiana . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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