Chapel Hill, Indiana

Chapel Hill, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Pentecostal church
Pentecostal church
Chapel Hill is located in Indiana
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill is located in the United States
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Coordinates: 38°59′54″N 86°26′57″W / 38.99833°N 86.44917°W / 38.99833; -86.44917
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipPolk
Elevation
[1]
774 ft (236 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47436
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450765[1]

Chapel Hill is an unincorporated community in Polk Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Chapel Hill was platted in 1856.[2] The community took its name from the Chapel Hill Methodist Church located there.[3] The community ultimately would fail to grow to its founders' expectations.[4] A post office was established at Chapel Hill in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1925.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapel Hill, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 435.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Chapel Hill Methodist Church.
  4. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 544.
  5. ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.


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