Andersonville, Indiana

Andersonville
Unincorporated community
Andersonville Christian Church
Andersonville
Coordinates: 39°29′51″N 85°17′20″W / 39.49750°N 85.28889°W / 39.49750; -85.28889Coordinates: 39°29′51″N 85°17′20″W / 39.49750°N 85.28889°W / 39.49750; -85.28889
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin County
Township	Posey Township
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
ZIP code	47024
GNIS feature ID	0430167

Andersonville is an unincorporated community in Posey Township in the northwest corner of Franklin County, Indiana, United States.

History

Andersonville, originally known as Ceylon, was laid out in 1837 by Fletcher Tevis. It was renamed in 1849 after Thomas Anderson, a tavern owner. In 1915, Andersonville had about 350 inhabitants.^[1]

Geography

Andersonville is located at 39°29′51″N 85°17′20″W / 39.49750°N 85.28889°W / 39.49750; -85.28889 at an elevation of 1050 feet. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and the east end of Indiana State Road 244; this forms an acute angle, and the named streets run north and south in the triangle thus formed.

Notes

References

• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Indiana, United States County seat: Brookville City Batesville‡ Towns Brookville Cedar Grove Laurel Mount Carmel Oldenburg Townships Bath Blooming Grove Brookville Butler Fairfield Highland Laurel Metamora Posey Ray Salt Creek Springfield Whitewater CDPs Lake Santee‡ Metamora New Trenton Other unincorporated communities Andersonville Bath Blooming Grove Buena Vista Drewersburg Enochsburg Hamburg Highland Center Huntersville Klemmes Corner Lake View Midway Millville Mixersville Mound Haven Mount Auburn New Fairfield Oak Forest Oak Tree Crossroads Old Bath Palestine Peoria Peppertown Raymond Rockdale Saint Marys Saint Peter Scipio Sharptown South Gate Stavetown Whitcomb Yellow Bank Youngs Corner Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties