Saint Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana

Saint Joseph, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Township	New Albany
Elevation^[1]	564 ft (172 m)
ZIP code	47172
FIPS code	18-66935^[2]
GNIS feature ID	442619

Saint Joseph is an unincorporated community in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana.

History

Saint Joseph was founded in the 1840s by a colony of German Catholics.^[3]

Geography

Saint Joseph is located at 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this German Catholic community was settled around 1846...

Municipalities and communities of Floyd County, Indiana, United States
County seat: New Albany
City	New Albany
Towns	Georgetown Greenville
Townships	Franklin Georgetown Greenville Lafayette New Albany
CDP	Galena
Other unincorporated communities	Blackiston Mill Buchanan Duncan Edwardsville Floyds Knobs Mount St. Francis Navilleton Saint Joseph Saint Marys Scottsville Silver Hills

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