Gatesville, Indiana

Gatesville
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°W / 39.26167; -86.14639Coordinates: 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W / 39.26167°N 86.14639°W / 39.26167; -86.14639
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 / 39.26167; -86.14639.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Gatesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ 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...
  4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 745.
  5. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.


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