Gatesville, Indiana

Gatesville is an unincorporated community in Hamblen Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Gatesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in Indiana
Gatesville
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
TownshipHamblen
Elevation
[1]
656 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47448
Area code(s)812 & 930
FIPS code18-27115[2]
GNIS feature ID434995

History

The only post office in the history of Gatesville was called Cleona.[4][5] It was established in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[6]

Geography

Gatesville is located at 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Gatesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A variant name of this village is Cleona...
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 745.
  6. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.


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