Geetingsville, Indiana

Geetingsville
Unincorporated community
Geetingsville
Coordinates: 40°24′59″N 86°28′07″W / 40.41639°N 86.46861°WCoordinates: 40°24′59″N 86°28′07″W / 40.41639°N 86.46861°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clinton
Township Owen
Elevation 820 ft (250 m)
ZIP code 46041
FIPS code 18-27180[1]
GNIS feature ID 435475[2]

Geetingsville is an unincorporated community on the border of Owen and Warren townships in Clinton County, Indiana.

History

Never officially platted, the village of Geetingsville was a small social and business center with a general store, a blacksmith shop and a physician (Dr. M. V. Young). In the 1880s the Presbyterians erected a brick church in Geetingsville.[3]

Geetingsville had a post office between 1856 and 1905.[4] Henry W. Geeting served as postmaster.[5]

Geography

Geetingsville is located at 40°24′59″N 86°28′07″W / 40.41639°N 86.46861°W on the border of Owen and Warren townships.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Geetingsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Warren Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
  4. ↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Henry W. Geeting was the first postmaster.