Hindustan is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Hindustan, Indiana | |
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 Hindustan Christian Church | |
  Hindustan  Hindustan | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′29″N 86°29′00″W / 39.30806°N 86.48333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Monroe |
| Township | Washington |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47408 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-34042[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 436233[1] |
History
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Hindustan was platted on August 18, 1853, by Charles G. Carr.[3][4] The community took its name after India (Hindustan) "...or a region of it."[5] Documents dating from the 1870s spell the town's name as 'Hindostan'.
Geography
editHindustan is located at an altitude of 271 metres (892 feet)[6] along Old State Road 37 between Chambers Pike and Farr Road. It is within the Morgan Monroe State Forest.
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hindustan, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 436.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 531.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...named for India, or a region of it.
- ^ Location of Hindustan - Falling Rain Genomics
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