Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana

Huntsville is an unincorporated community in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

Huntsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Huntsville is located in Indiana
Huntsville
Huntsville
Huntsville is located in the United States
Huntsville
Huntsville
Coordinates: 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMadison
TownshipFall Creek
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
ZIP code
46064
FIPS code18-35320[1]
GNIS feature ID436638[2]

History

Huntsville was laid out in 1830.[3] It was named for one of its founders, Eleazer Hunt.[4] A post office was established at Huntsville in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1878.[5]

Geography

Huntsville is located at 40°00′31″N 85°43′49″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 736.
  4. John La Rue Forkner (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 133.
  5. "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2015.


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