Prince William, Indiana

Prince William
—  Town  —
Prince William
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Democrat
Elevation[1] 722 ft (220 m)
ZIP code 46065
FIPS code 18-62075[2]
GNIS feature ID 441601

Prince William is an extinct town in Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana.

It was one of two initial villages when the township was organized in May 1835.[3] It was named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[4]

Geography

Prince William is located at .

Prince William, Indiana was founded in 1837 by Benjamin Ashba(Ashby). Prince William and Lexington were the major towns of Democrat Township until the 1870's.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "Carroll County township histories". Roots Web. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20070911130705/http://www.rootsweb.com/~incarrol/history/twp_history.html. Retrieved 2007-12-30. 
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. http://books.google.com/books/pdf/The_Origin_of_Certain_Place_Names_in_the.pdf?id=BqwPAAAAIAAJ&output=pdf&sig=3IVIg6u-evPGlrv4j1uDL7rQ09c. 
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