Carbondale, Indiana

Carbondale
Unincorporated community
Carbondale

Location in Warren County

Coordinates: 40°21′36″N 87°20′51″W / 40.36000°N 87.34750°WCoordinates: 40°21′36″N 87°20′51″W / 40.36000°N 87.34750°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warren
Township Liberty
Elevation[1] 689 ft (210 m)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47993
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 0432124[1]

Carbondale is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States.

History

This place had a post office and was known as Clark's Cross Roads at least as early as 1846; later it was called Free Hall. The discovery of coal in the town's vicinity led to the current name being applied in 1873.[2][3] The first house was built here in 1854 by John Thompson; another was built the next year by Andrew Brier, and a church was constructed in 1867.[4]

Geography

Carbondale is located just east of the intersection of U.S. Route 41 and State Road 63, about 6 miles north-northwest of the county seat of Williamsport. The scenic Big Pine Creek flows about a mile and a half east of town.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "USGS detail on Carbondale". Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  2. A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Warren County Historical Society. 2002. p. 42.
  3. Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 24.
  4. Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. p. 325.
The Nelson Burr home near Carbondale, built in 1857