Wickliffe, Indiana

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Wickliffe
Unincorporated community
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Wickliffe
Coordinates: 38°22′06″N86°38′28″W / 38.36833°N 86.64111°W / 38.36833; -86.64111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Crawford
Township Patoka
Elevation
[1]
725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code
47116
FIPS code 18-84140 [2]
GNIS feature ID451625 [1]

Wickliffe is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana.

History

Wickliffe had a post office between 1842 and 1952. [3] According to one source, it was named for John Wycliffe. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wickliffe, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  348. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...the name is for John Wickliffe (or Wycliffe), English religious reformer...


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