en Doans, Indiana

Doans
Doans
Unincorporated community
	Doans Doans
	Coordinates: 38°55′09″N 86°50′58″W / 38.91917°N 86.84944°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Greene
Township	Taylor
Elevation	610 ft (190 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47457
Area code	812
GNIS feature ID	433586

Doans is an unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Greene County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Doans took its name from Doans Creek.^[2] A post office was established at Doans in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doans, Indiana
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. It was renamed Doans, for nearby Doans Creek...
^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doans, Indiana

[2] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. It was renamed Doans, for nearby Doans Creek...

[3] "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.

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