Grafton, Indiana

Grafton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Grafton
Grafton
Coordinates: 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417Coordinates: 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Township Black
Elevation[1] 364 ft (111 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 47620
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 435276

Grafton is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Grafton was laid out in 1852 near the site of a gristmill on Big Creek.[3] The community was named after Grafton, Illinois.[4] The Grafton post office closed in 1902.[5]

Geography

Grafton is located at 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Grafton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 120.
  4. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 416.
  5. ↑ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


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