Haysville, Indiana

Haysville is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

Haysville, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census Designated Place
Haysville is located in Indiana
Haysville
Haysville
Haysville is located in the United States
Haysville
Haysville
Coordinates: 38°29′11″N 86°54′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipHarbison
Elevation
[1]
528 ft (161 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47546
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-32638[2]
GNIS feature ID2830363[1]

History

Haysville was laid out in about 1835.[3] It was named in honor of Judge Willis Hayes, the original owner of the town site.[4]

A post office was established at Haysville in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1914.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haysville, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 349.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for Judge Willis Hayes, who bout acreage here in 1818 and donated land to the village.
  5. "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2016.


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