Chambersburg is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Chambersburg, Indiana | |
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  Chambersburg  Chambersburg | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′05″N 86°23′32″W / 38.51806°N 86.39222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Orange |
| Township | Paoli |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47454 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 450763[1] |
History
editChambersburg was laid out in 1840 by Samuel Chambers, who named it for himself.[2] The community was a station on the Underground Railroad.[3]
A post office was established at Chambersburg in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambersburg, Indiana
- ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-253-14167-2.
- ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 385.
- ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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