Whitcomb, Indiana

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Whitcomb, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitcomb, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . 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. Retrieved September 8, 2014.


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