New Elizabethtown, Indiana

New Elizabethtown is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

New Elizabethtown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
New Elizabethtown is located in Indiana
New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown is located in the United States
New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown
Coordinates: 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipBrownstown
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
ZIP code
47274
FIPS code18-52848[1]
GNIS feature ID440042[2]

History

New Elizabethtown was formerly called Elizabethtown.[3] It was laid out in 1836.[4]

Geography

New Elizabethtown is located at 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "New Elizabethtown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village, earlier called Elizabethtown...
  4. History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 369.


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