Whitcomb is an unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
Whitcomb, Indiana | |
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  Whitcomb  Whitcomb | |
| Coordinates: 39°26′54″N 84°56′13″W / 39.44833°N 84.93694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Brookville |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| ZIP code | 47012 |
| FIPS code | 18-83726[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 445916[1] |
History
editWhitcomb was originally called Union, and under the latter name was platted in 1816 by Ebenezer Howe.[3] A post office was established at Whitcomb in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitcomb, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 115.
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
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