Gwynneville, Indiana

Gwynneville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Gwynneville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Gwynneville is located in Indiana
Gwynneville
Gwynneville
Gwynneville is located in the United States
Gwynneville
Gwynneville
Coordinates: 39°39′39″N 85°38′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipHanover
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46144
FIPS code18-30294[2]
GNIS feature ID435569

History

Gwynneville was platted in 1881, and named after O'Brien Gynne, a local businessman and landowner.[4] A post office opened at Gwynneville in 1881.[5] Gwynneville had its own high school until the school was discontinued around 1918.[6]

Geography

Gwynneville is located at 39°39′39″N 85°38′53″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Gwynneville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  4. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 272.
  5. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  6. Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.


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