Butlerville, Indiana

Butlerville
Census-designated place

Location of Butlerville in Jennings County, Indiana.
Butlerville

Location of Butlerville in Jennings County, Indiana.

Coordinates: 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°W / 39.03444; -85.51278Coordinates: 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°W / 39.03444; -85.51278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Township Campbell
Elevation 807 ft (246 m)
ZIP code 47223
GNIS feature ID 431906[1]

Butlerville is an unincorporated census-designated place in central Campbell Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States.

History

The Butlerville post office was established in 1851.[2] An early settler being a former resident of Butlerville, Ohio, caused the name to be selected.[3] Butlerville was legally platted in 1853.[4]

Hannah Milhous Nixon, mother of President Richard Nixon, was born near Butlerville.

Geography

Butlerville lies along U.S. Route 50 east-northeast of the town of Vernon, the county seat of Jennings County.[5]

Its elevation is 807 feet (246 m), and it is located at 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°W / 39.03444; -85.51278 (39.0344983, -85.5127432).[6] Although Butlerville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47223.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Butlerville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  2. ↑ "Jennings County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 37.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was platted on July 27, 1853.
  5. ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 52. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  6. ↑ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
  7. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Amos Butler sterilized prisoners and the handicapped at nearby mental hospital. Town named after him


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