Saint James, Indiana

Saint James
Unincorporated community
Saint James
Coordinates: 38°10′36″N 87°34′39″W / 38.17667°N 87.57750°W / 38.17667; -87.57750Coordinates: 38°10′36″N 87°34′39″W / 38.17667°N 87.57750°W / 38.17667; -87.57750
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township	Johnson
Elevation[1]	502 ft (153 m)
ZIP code	47639
FIPS code	18-66816[2]
GNIS feature ID	442547

Saint James is a small hamlet located roughly 1 mile south of Haubstadt, Indiana in Johnson Township, Gibson County, Indiana and 1/4 mile north of Vanderburgh County.

Saint James took its name from St. James Roman Catholic Church.^[3] The church is the oldest Catholic congregation in Gibson County.^[4]

Geography

Saint James is located at 38°10′36″N 87°34′39″W / 38.17667°N 87.57750°W / 38.17667; -87.57750.

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. ↑ History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. 1884. p. 226. 
4. ↑ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 171. 

Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States County seat: Princeton Cities Princeton Oakland City Towns Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville Townships Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River Unincorporated communities Baldwin Heights Buckskin Crawleyville Dongola Douglas Durham East Mount Carmel Giro Gray Junction Gudgel Hickory Ridge Johnson King Lyles Station McGary Mount Olympus Mounts Oak Hill Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling White River Ghost town Port Gibson