Dickeyville, Indiana

Dickeyville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Dickeyville, Indiana
Coordinates: 38°09′22″N 87°13′11″W / 38.15611°N 87.21972°W / 38.15611; -87.21972Coordinates: 38°09′22″N 87°13′11″W / 38.15611°N 87.21972°W / 38.15611; -87.21972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Elevation 486 ft (148 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 433540[1]

Dickeyville is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Dickeyville in 1884, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community was named after the Dickey family of settlers.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Dickeyville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name honors a local family.


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