Wilson Corner, Indiana

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Wilson Corner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Wilson Corner
Coordinates: 39°26′18″N85°45′19″W / 39.43833°N 85.75528°W / 39.43833; -85.75528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Shelby, Washington
Elevation
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751 ft (229 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46176
GNIS feature ID 446133

Wilson Corner is an unincorporated community in Shelby and Washington townships, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

An old variant name of the community was called Wilson. [3] A post office was established under this name in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [4] The community has the name of a family which kept a store there. [5]

Geography

Wilson Corner is located at 39°26′18″N85°45′19″W / 39.43833°N 85.75528°W / 39.43833; -85.75528 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Wilson Corner, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on Wilson Corner - Variant Citation" . Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  350. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...a country store owned by the Wilson family, for whom it was named.


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