Whitesville, Indiana

Whitesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Whitesville Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°57′55″N 86°50′01″W / 39.96528°N 86.83361°W / 39.96528; -86.83361Coordinates: 39°57′55″N 86°50′01″W / 39.96528°N 86.83361°W / 39.96528; -86.83361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Union
Elevation[1]	873 ft (266 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47968
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-84032[2]
GNIS feature ID	445979

Whitesville is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

A post office was established at Whitesville in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.^[4] Joseph S. White served as an early postmaster.^[5]

Geography

Whitesville is located at 39°57′55″N 86°50′01″W / 39.96528°N 86.83361°W / 39.96528; -86.83361.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ "Whitesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-06-14. 
4. ↑ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2015. 
5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 347. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Joseph S. White was the first postmaster...