Portersville, Indiana
Portersville | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Portersville Portersville | |
Coordinates: 38°29′58″N 86°58′42″W / 38.49944°N 86.97833°WCoordinates: 38°29′58″N 86°58′42″W / 38.49944°N 86.97833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dubois |
Township | Boone |
Elevation[1] | 472 ft (144 m) |
ZIP code | 47546 |
Area code(s) | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-61200[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 441469 |
Portersville is an unincorporated community in Boone Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
History
Portersville was established in about 1818.[4] It is reportedly the oldest town in Dubois County, and was selected as the county seat of Dubois County before it was changed to Jasper.[5] A post office was established at Portersville in 1821, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[6]
Geography
Portersville is located at 38°29′58″N 86°58′42″W / 38.49944°N 86.97833°W.
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Portersville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was founded around 1818...
- ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. p. 353.
- ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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