Rigdon, Indiana

Rigdon is an unincorporated community in Grant and Madison counties, Indiana, United States.

Rigdon, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Rigdon is located in Indiana
Rigdon
Rigdon
Rigdon is located in the United States
Rigdon
Rigdon
Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesGrant, Madison
TownshipsGreen, Liberty, Duck Creek, Boone
Elevation
[1]
892 ft (272 m)
ZIP code
46036
FIPS code18-64476[2]
GNIS feature ID442008

History

Rigdon was named for Dr. Pryor Rigdon, a local resident.[3] The community had a post office between 1855 and 1912.[4]

Geography

Rigdon is located on the Grant and Madison County line at 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W. It sits at the quadripoint of four townships: Green and Liberty townships in Grant County, comprising the northern half of the community, and Duck Creek and Boone townships in Madison County, covering the southern half of the community.

Notable people

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Forkner, John La Rue (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 349.
  4. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  5. Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page.


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