Victor, Indiana

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Victor, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Victor
Coordinates: 39°03′39″N86°34′51″W / 39.06083°N 86.58083°W / 39.06083; -86.58083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Monroe
Township Indian Creek
Elevation
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656 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47403
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID445274 [1]

Victor is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Victor is the home of Victor Oolitic Stone Company, a limestone quarry and limestone fabricator in existence since 1898. [2] A location between near Victor and Harrodsburg on Clear Creek was chosen by Col. John Ketcham for his home and grist mill. [3]

Geography

Victor is approximately 10 miles southwest of Bloomington and 8 miles northwest of Harrodsburg at the junction of W. Milton Road and S. Victor Pike.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Victor, Indiana
  2. ↑ Victor Oolitic Stone Company
  3. ↑ "The Ketcham Family. Charles Taylor, descendant". Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
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