Whitesville, Indiana

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Whitesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Whitesville
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°57′55″N86°50′01″W / 39.96528°N 86.83361°W / 39.96528; -86.83361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Montgomery
Township Union
Elevation
[1]
873 ft (266 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47968
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-84032 [2]
GNIS feature ID445979 [1]

Whitesville is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Whitesville in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. [3] Joseph S. White served as an early postmaster. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitesville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  347. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Joseph S. White was the first postmaster...


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