Stewartsville, Indiana

Stewartsville is an unincorporated community in Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Stewartsville was originally called Paris, and under the latter name was laid out in 1838.^[2] The name was later changed to honor the community's founder, James Stewart.^[3] A post office was established under the name Stewartsville in 1852, and remained in operation until 1982.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewartsville, Indiana
↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 116.
↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 413.
↑ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

City	Mount Vernon

Towns	Cynthiana Griffin New Harmony Poseyville

Townships	Bethel Black Center Harmony Lynn Marrs Point Robb Robinson Smith

CDP	Parkers Settlement

Other unincorporated communities	Barrett Blairsville Bufkin Caborn Erwin Farmersville Grafton Hepburn Heusler Hovey Lippe Marrs Center New Baltimore Oliver Rapture Savah Saint Philip Saint Wendel‡ Solitude Springfield Stewartsville Upton Wadesville West Franklin

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

Coordinates: 38°11′05″N 87°49′58″W / 38.18472°N 87.83278°W / 38.18472; -87.83278

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