Saint Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana

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Saint Joseph, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°24′00″N85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Floyd
Township New Albany
Elevation
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561 ft (171 m)
ZIP code
47172
FIPS code 18-66935 [2]
GNIS feature ID442619 [1]

Saint Joseph is an unincorporated community in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana.

History

Saint Joseph was founded in the 1840s by a colony of German Catholics. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Joseph, Floyd County, 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.  260. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...this German Catholic community was settled around 1846...