Patricksburg, Indiana
Patricksburg, Indiana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Patricksburg Patricksburg | |
Coordinates: 39°18′56″N 86°57′3″W / 39.31556°N 86.95083°WCoordinates: 39°18′56″N 86°57′3″W / 39.31556°N 86.95083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Owen |
Township | Marion |
Elevation[1] | 715 ft (218 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 47455 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 440928 |
Patricksburg (also Lancaster) is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies along State Road 246, west of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.[3] Its elevation is 715 feet (218 m), and it is located at 39°18′56″N 86°57′33″W / 39.31556°N 86.95917°W (39.3155987, -86.9591770).[4] Although Patricksburg is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47455.[5]
History
Patricksburg was originally called Lancaster, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1851 by Patrick Sullivan.[6] A post office has been in operation under the name Patricksburg (formerly Patricksburgh) since 1854.[7]
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Patricksburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
- ↑ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 745.
- ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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