Reelsville, Indiana

Reelsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°33′27″N 86°58′1″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Putnam
Township	Washington
Elevation [1]	702 ft (214 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46171
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	441866[1]

Reelsville is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 40, southwest of the city of Greencastle, the county seat of Putnam County.[2] Although Reelsville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46171.[3]

History

Reelsville was laid out in 1852 by John Reel, and named for him.[4] A post office has been in operation at Reelsville since 1852.[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reelsville, Indiana
2. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
3. Zip Code Lookup
4. Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 179.
5. "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.