Portersville is an unincorporated community in Boone Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
Portersville, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 38°29′58″N 86°58′42″W / 38.49944°N 86.97833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Dubois |
| Township | Boone |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47546 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-61200[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 441469 |
History
editPortersville was established as a town circa 1818.[4] It is reportedly the oldest town in Dubois County, and was selected as the county seat of Dubois County before it was changed to Jasper.[5] A post office was established at Portersville in 1821, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[6]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Portersville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was founded around 1818...
- ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. pp. 353.
- ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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