Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana

Huntsville is an unincorporated community in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, located just across Fall Creek from and surrounded on three sides by Pendleton, Indiana.

Huntsville, Indiana
Huntsville is located in Indiana
Huntsville
Huntsville
Huntsville is located in the United States
Huntsville
Huntsville
Coordinates: 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W / 40.00861°N 85.73028°W / 40.00861; -85.73028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMadison
TownshipFall Creek
Elevation869 ft (265 m)
ZIP code
436638[1]
FIPS code18-35320[2]
GNIS feature ID436638[1]

History

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Huntsville was laid out in 1830.[3] It was named for one of its founders, Eleazer Hunt.[4] A post office was established at Huntsville in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1878. The town is bisected by a conjunction of Indiana 9 and Indiana 38.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 736.
  4. ^ John La Rue Forkner (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 133.
  5. ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2015.