Wilbur, Indiana

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Wilbur, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Wilbur's old schoolhouse
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Wilbur
Coordinates: 39°30′58″N86°29′19″W / 39.51611°N 86.48861°W / 39.51611; -86.48861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Morgan
Township Gregg
Elevation
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853 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46157
FIPS code 18-84176 [2]
GNIS feature ID446010 [1]

Wilbur is an unincorporated community in Gregg Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Wilbur was founded in the 1830s. [3] A post office was established at Wilbur in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. [4]

The Wilbur School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilbur, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ 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. This village was founded in the 1830s.
  4. ↑ "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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