Rockdale, Indiana

Rockdale
Unincorporated community
Rockdale
Coordinates: 39°19′01″N 84°50′49″W / 39.31694°N 84.84694°W / 39.31694; -84.84694Coordinates: 39°19′01″N 84°50′49″W / 39.31694°N 84.84694°W / 39.31694; -84.84694
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin
Township	Whitewater
Elevation[1]	669 ft (204 m)
ZIP code	47060
FIPS code	18-65340[2]
GNIS feature ID	442216

Rockdale is an unincorporated community in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

The post office Rockdale once contained originally had the name Wissel.^[3] It operated from 1886 until 1903.^[4]

Geography

Rockdale is located at 39°19′01″N 84°50′49″W / 39.31694°N 84.84694°W / 39.31694; -84.84694.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was established as Wissel... 
4. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 September 2014. 

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