Harrisburg, Indiana

For the community in Hendricks County originally named Harrisburg, see Brownsburg, Indiana.

Harrisburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Harrisburg is located in Indiana
Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Harrisburg is located in the United States
Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Coordinates: 39°41′12″N 85°10′48″W / 39.68667°N 85.18000°W / 39.68667; -85.18000
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
TownshipHarrison
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47434
FIPS code18-31576[2]
GNIS feature ID449668[1]

Harrisburg is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Harrisburg (then spelled Harrisburgh) in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harrisburg, Indiana
  2. ^ "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Co. 1885. p. 97.
  4. ^ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.