Gatesville, Indiana
Gatesville | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Brown County's location in Indiana | |
Gatesville Location in Brown County | |
Coordinates: 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W / 39.26167°N 86.14639°WCoordinates: 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W / 39.26167°N 86.14639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Township | Hamblen |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
ZIP code | 47448 |
FIPS code | 18-27115[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 434995[2] |
Gatesville is an unincorporated community in Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana.
History
The only post office in the history of Gatesville was called Cleona.[3][4] It operated from 1855 until 1903.[5]
Geography
Gatesville is located at 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W / 39.26167°N 86.14639°W.
References
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Gatesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
A variant name of this village is Cleona...
- ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 745.
- ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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