Chambersburg, Indiana

Chambersburg
Unincorporated community
Chambersburg
Coordinates: 38°31′05″N 86°23′32″W / 38.51806°N 86.39222°W / 38.51806; -86.39222Coordinates: 38°31′05″N 86°23′32″W / 38.51806°N 86.39222°W / 38.51806; -86.39222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Orange County
Township	Paoli Township
Elevation	201 m (659 ft)
ZIP code	47454
GNIS feature ID	0450763[1]

Chambersburg is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, Indiana, United States.

History

The town was laid out in 1840 by Samuel Chambers, who named it for himself.^[2] Chambersburg was a station on the Underground Railroad.^[3]

Geography

Chambersburg is located at 38°31′05″N 86°23′32″W / 38.51806°N 86.39222°W / 38.51806; -86.39222 at an elevation of 659 feet.

References

1. ↑ "Chambersburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-253-14167-2. 
3. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 385. 

Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Indiana, United States County seat: Paoli Towns French Lick Orleans Paoli West Baden Springs Townships French Lick Greenfield Jackson Northeast Northwest Orangeville Orleans Paoli Southeast Stampers Creek Unincorporated communities Abydel Bacon Bonds Bromer Chambersburg Ethel Fargo Greenbrier Hindostan Leipsic Millersburg Newton Stewart Norton‡ Orangeville Pearsontown Pine Valley Prospect Pumpkin Center Rego Roland Scarlet Syria Valeene Woodlawn Grove Youngs Creek Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties