Hindustan, Indiana

Not to be confused with Hindostan, Indiana.

Hindustan, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Hindustan Christian Church
Hindustan Christian Church
Hindustan is located in Indiana
Hindustan
Hindustan
Hindustan is located in the United States
Hindustan
Hindustan
Coordinates: 39°18′29″N 86°29′00″W / 39.30806°N 86.48333°W / 39.30806; -86.48333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47408
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-34042[2]
GNIS feature ID436233[1]

Hindustan is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.

Hindustan was platted on August 18, 1853, by Charles G. Carr.[3][4] The community took its name after India (Hindustan) "...or a region of it."[5] Documents dating from the 1870s spell the town's name as 'Hindostan'.

Geography

Hindustan is located at an altitude of 271 metres (892 feet)[6] along Old State Road 37 between Chambers Pike and Farr Road. It is within the Morgan Monroe State Forest.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hindustan, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 436.
  4. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 531.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for India, or a region of it.
  6. ^ Location of Hindustan - Falling Rain Genomics


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