Kellerville is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Kellerville, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°28′54″N 86°49′54″W / 38.48167°N 86.83167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dubois |
Township | Harbison |
Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47527 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
FIPS code | 18-39294[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 437213[1] |
History
editKellerville was named for its founder, John Keller.[3] An old variant name of the community was called Ludlow.[4]
A post office was established under the name Ludlow in 1851, was renamed Kellerville in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kellerville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Goodspeed Brothers (1984). History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. p. 661. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
- ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 327.
- ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 9, 2017.