Taswell is a census-designated place in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana, located on State Road 64 west of the county seat of English.

Taswell
Taswell is located in Crawford County, Indiana
Taswell
Taswell
Coordinates: 38°20′08″N 86°33′35″W / 38.33556°N 86.55972°W / 38.33556; -86.55972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCrawford
TownshipPatoka
Elevation771 ft (235 m)
ZIP code
47175
GNIS feature ID2830348[1]

History

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A post office was established at Taswell in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996.[2] It was intended that the community be named for the Laswell family of settlers, but when the postal authorities misspelled the name Taswell, the new name stuck.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taswell, Indiana
  2. ^ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...for the local Laswell family, but through a clerical error...
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