Vienna, Indiana

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Vienna, Indiana
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Vienna
Coordinates: 38°38′56″N85°46′08″W / 38.64889°N 85.76889°W / 38.64889; -85.76889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Scott
Township Vienna
Elevation
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571 ft (174 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47170
Area codes 812, 930
FIPS code 18-79082 [2]
GNIS feature ID445284 [1]

Vienna is an unincorporated town in Vienna Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Vienna in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942. [3] The community was named after Vienna, in Austria. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vienna, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Scott County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  334. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the capital of Austria...