White Cloud, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°13′41″N86°13′28″W / 38.22806°N 86.22444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Harrison |
Township | Harrison |
Elevation | 433 ft (132 m) |
ZIP code | 47112 |
FIPS code | 18-83780 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 449745 [1] |
White Cloud is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
White Cloud was named for the frequent fog in the area. [3] A post office was established at White Cloud in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. [4]
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 28,182. The county seat is Salem.
Harrison County is located in the far southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Ohio River. The county was officially established in 1808. Its population was 39,654 as of the 2020 United States Census. Its county seat is Corydon, the former capital of Indiana.
Corydon is a town in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. Located north of the Ohio River in the extreme southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana, it is the seat of government for Harrison County. Corydon was founded in 1808 and served as the capital of the Indiana Territory from 1813 to 1816. It was the site of Indiana's first constitutional convention, which was held June 10–29, 1816. Forty-three delegates convened to consider statehood for Indiana and drafted its first state constitution. Under Article XI, Section 11, of the Indiana 1816 constitution, Corydon was designated as the capital of the state, which it remained until 1825, when the seat of state government was moved to Indianapolis. In 1863, during the American Civil War, Corydon was the site of the Battle of Corydon, the only official pitched battle waged in Indiana during the war. More recently, the town's numerous historic sites have helped it become a tourist destination. A portion of its downtown area is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Corydon Historic District. As of the 2010 census, Corydon had a population of 3,122.
Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,916 and it contained 812 housing units.
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Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,484 and it contained 5,282 housing units. Corydon, the county seat of Harrison County, is in Harrison Township.
Taylor Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 781 and it contained 345 housing units.
Webster Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana.
Bethel is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
Cammack is an unincorporated community in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
Dogwood is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
Fishtown is an unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
Frenchtown is an unincorporated community in Spencer Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
Mott Station is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
Ramsey is a Census-designated place in Jackson Township, Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Valley City is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
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Waverly is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
New Salisbury is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 613. The community is centered on the intersection of State Highway 135 and State Highway 64, about 7 miles (11 km) away from Corydon, the county seat.
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...the name was suggested by fog that often hangs over the village...