Stewartsville, Indiana

Stewartsville, Indiana
Unincorporated area
Stewartsville is located in Indiana
Stewartsville
Stewartsville
Stewartsville is located in the United States
Stewartsville
Stewartsville
Coordinates: 38°11′05″N 87°49′58″W / 38.18472°N 87.83278°W / 38.18472; -87.83278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
TownshipRobb
Elevation
[1]
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47633
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID2830502[1]

Stewartsville is an unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

As of 2023 the U.S. Census Bureau had established a census-designated place for this settlement.[2]

History

Stewartsville was originally called Paris, and under the latter name was laid out in 1838.[3] The name was later changed to honor the community's founder, James Stuart.[4] A post office was established under the name Stewartsville in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1982.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewartsville, Indiana
  2. ^ "2023_gaz_place_18.txt". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
    Compare to the 2020 U.S. Census settlement list, which does not show this CDP
  3. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 116.
  4. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 413.
  5. ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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