Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana

Huntsville
Unincorporated community
Huntsville
Huntsville
Coordinates: 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W / 40.00861°N 85.73028°W / 40.00861; -85.73028Coordinates: 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W / 40.00861°N 85.73028°W / 40.00861; -85.73028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Madison
Township Fall Creek
Elevation 869 ft (265 m)
ZIP code 46064
FIPS code 18-35320[1]
GNIS feature ID 436638[2]

Huntsville is an unincorporated community in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

History

Huntsville was laid out in 1830.[3] It was named for one of its founders, Eleazer Hunt.[4] A post office was established at Huntsville in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1878.[5]

Geography

Huntsville is located at 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W / 40.00861°N 85.73028°W / 40.00861; -85.73028.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 736.
  4. ↑ John La Rue Forkner (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 133.
  5. ↑ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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