Rigdon, Indiana

Rigdon
Unincorporated community
Rigdon
Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W / 40.37889°N 85.78639°W / 40.37889; -85.78639Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W / 40.37889°N 85.78639°W / 40.37889; -85.78639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Grant
Township	Green
Elevation[1]	892 ft (272 m)
ZIP code	46036
FIPS code	18-64476[2]
GNIS feature ID	442008

Rigdon is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Grant County, and in Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

History

Rigdon was named for Dr. Pryor Rigdon, a local resident.^[3] The community had a post office between 1855 and 1912.^[4]

Geography

Rigdon is located at 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W / 40.37889°N 85.78639°W / 40.37889; -85.78639.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ Forkner, John La Rue (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 349. 
4. ↑ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 September 2014. 

Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Indiana, United States County seat: Marion Cities Gas City Jonesboro Marion Towns Converse‡ Fairmount Fowlerton Matthews Swayzee Sweetser Upland Van Buren Townships Center Fairmount Franklin Green Jefferson Liberty Mill Monroe Pleasant Richland Sims Van Buren Washington CDPs Herbst Jalapa Landess Mier Point Isabel Sims Unincorporated communities Arcana Brookhaven Cole Dooville Doyle Ferguson Farrville Fox Friendly Corner Hackleman Hanfield Home Corner Jadden Kiley Lake Wood Michaelsville Normal Radley Rigdon Roseburg Shadeland Shady Hills Weaver Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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