Scipio, Franklin County, Indiana

Scipio is an unincorporated community in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.^[1]

History

Scipio was platted in 1826.^[2]

The post office Scipio once contained had the name Philanthropy.^[3] It operated from 1836 until 1839.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scipio, Franklin County, Indiana
↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. p. 146.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The post office serving this locale...was called Philanthropy...
↑ "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

Coordinates: 39°23′31″N 84°49′06″W / 39.39194°N 84.81833°W / 39.39194; -84.81833

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