Farmersville is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Farmersville, Indiana | |
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  Farmersville  Farmersville | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′49″N 87°53′46″W / 37.98028°N 87.89611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Posey |
| Township | Black |
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47620 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 434406[1] |
History
editFarmersville was originally called Yankee Settlement or Yankeetown, and under one of the latter names was settled around the year 1812.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by New Englanders.[3] A post office was established under the name Farmersville in 1850, and remained in operation until 1902.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmersville, Indiana
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 410.
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 116.
- ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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