Ethel is an unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

Ethel, Indiana
Ethel is located in Indiana
Ethel
Ethel
Ethel is located in the United States
Ethel
Ethel
Coordinates: 38°24′13″N 86°31′28″W / 38.40361°N 86.52444°W / 38.40361; -86.52444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipGreenfield
Elevation571 ft (174 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47118
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450895[1]

History

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A post office was established at Ethel in 1891, and remained in operation until 1939.[2] Ethel Hollen, an early postmaster, gave the community her name.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ethel, Indiana
  2. ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 54.