New Elizabethtown, Indiana

New Elizabethtown
Unincorporated community
New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown
Coordinates: 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W / 38.91722°N 85.98694°W / 38.91722; -85.98694Coordinates: 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W / 38.91722°N 85.98694°W / 38.91722; -85.98694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Township Brownstown
Elevation 584 ft (178 m)
ZIP code 47274
FIPS code 18-52848[1]
GNIS feature ID 440042[2]

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

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 / 38.91722°N 85.98694°W / 38.91722; -85.98694.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "New Elizabethtown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  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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