Gwynneville, Indiana

Gwynneville
Unincorporated community
Gwynneville
Coordinates: 39°39′39″N 85°38′53″W / 39.66083°N 85.64806°W / 39.66083; -85.64806Coordinates: 39°39′39″N 85°38′53″W / 39.66083°N 85.64806°W / 39.66083; -85.64806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Hanover
Elevation 909 ft (277 m)
ZIP code 46144
FIPS code 18-30294[1]
GNIS feature ID 435569[2]

Gwynneville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Shelby County, Indiana.

History

Gwynneville was platted in 1881, and named after O'Brien Gynne, a local businessman and landowner.[3] A post office opened at Gwynneville in 1881.[4] Gwynneville had its own high school until the school was discontinued around 1918.[5]

Geography

Gwynneville is located at 39°39′39″N 85°38′53″W / 39.66083°N 85.64806°W / 39.66083; -85.64806.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Gwynneville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 272.
  4. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.


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