Harrodsburg, Indiana

Harrodsburg
census-designated place

Harrodsburg Church of Christ
Harrodsburg
Coordinates: 39°00′48″N 86°32′42″W / 39.01333°N 86.54500°W / 39.01333; -86.54500Coordinates: 39°00′48″N 86°32′42″W / 39.01333°N 86.54500°W / 39.01333; -86.54500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Monroe
Township Clear Creek
Elevation 558 ft (170 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 691
ZIP code 47403
FIPS code 18-32170[1]
GNIS feature ID 435809[2]

Harrodsburg is an unincorporated census-designated place in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana. Its population was 691 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Harrodsburg is located at 39°00′48″N 86°32′42″W / 39.01333°N 86.54500°W / 39.01333; -86.54500.

History

Harrodsburg was platted in 1836.[3][4]

Harrodsburg Community Center, 1002 W. Popcorn Road

Harrodsburg Community Center

The Harrodsburg Community Building, built in 1992, is a central site for community events and public meetings. It also serves as a polling place for the Clear Creek 3 precinct.[5] Funds to maintain the center are raised in part from the annual Heritage Days Festival.[6]

Attractions and community events

Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival is a free-admission event held annually in May.[7]

From 1981 to 2013, the Harrodsburg Haunted House was a popular attraction in Monroe County, running weekends throughout October. Clear Creek Township Trustee Thelma Kelley Jeffries attributed the closing to increasing "government and state permits and laws" required for operation.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Harrodsburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 435.
  4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 523.
  5. ↑ "Polling location changes for several Bloomington precincts," Herald Times GovTracker.
  6. ↑ "Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival", Visit Indiana.com.
  7. ↑ 2013 Indiana Festival Guide, Indiana State Festival Association, p. 20.
  8. ↑ "Harrodsburg Haunted House Closing After This Season," WBIW.com, May 5 2013.


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