Jacksonburg, Indiana

Jacksonburg
Unincorporated community
Jacksonburg
Jacksonburg
Coordinates: 39°51′11″N 85°06′21″W / 39.85306°N 85.10583°W / 39.85306; -85.10583Coordinates: 39°51′11″N 85°06′21″W / 39.85306°N 85.10583°W / 39.85306; -85.10583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wayne
Township Harrison
Elevation[1] 991 ft (302 m)
ZIP code 47327
GNIS feature ID 436904

Jacksonburg is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Jacksonburg was laid out and platted in 1815.[3]

A post office was established at Jacksonburg in 1822, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[4]

Geography

Jacksonburg is located at 39°51′11″N 85°06′21″W / 39.85306°N 85.10583°W / 39.85306; -85.10583.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  2. ↑ "USGS detail on Jacksonburg". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  3. ↑ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. p. 235.
  4. ↑ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.


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