Whitcomb, Indiana

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Whitcomb, Indiana
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Whitcomb
Coordinates: 39°26′54″N84°56′13″W / 39.44833°N 84.93694°W / 39.44833; -84.93694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Township Brookville
Elevation
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994 ft (303 m)
ZIP code
47012
FIPS code 18-83726 [2]
GNIS feature ID445916 [1]

Whitcomb is an unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Whitcomb was originally called Union, and under the latter name was platted in 1816 by Ebenezer Howe. [3] A post office was established at Whitcomb in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitcomb, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp.  115.
  4. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.