New Corydon, Indiana

New Corydon
Unincorporated community
New Corydon
Coordinates: 40°34′07″N 84°50′24″W / 40.56861°N 84.84000°W / 40.56861; -84.84000Coordinates: 40°34′07″N 84°50′24″W / 40.56861°N 84.84000°W / 40.56861; -84.84000
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jay
Township	Wabash
Elevation	846 ft (258 m)
ZIP code	47326
FIPS code	18-52812^[1]
GNIS feature ID	440037^[2]

New Corydon is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

New Corydon was platted in 1844.^[3] It took its name after Corydon, Indiana.^[4] A post office was established at New Corydon in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1960.^[5]

Geography

New Corydon is located at 40°34′07″N 84°50′24″W / 40.56861°N 84.84000°W / 40.56861; -84.84000.

Municipalities and communities of Jay County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Portland

Cities	Dunkirk‡ Portland

Towns	Bryant Pennville Redkey Salamonia

Townships	Bearcreek Greene Jackson Jefferson Knox Madison Noble Penn Pike Richland Wabash Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Antioch Antiville Balbec Bellfountain Blaine Bloomfield Bluff Point Boundary City Brice Center College Corner Collett Como Corkwell Fiat Greene Jay City Kitt Liber New Corydon New Mount Pleasant Noble Pleasant Ridge Poling Pony Powers Ridertown Salem Trinity West Liberty Westchester

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "New Corydon, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
↑ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 253.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for Corydon, Indiana.
↑ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

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