Haysville, Indiana

Haysville is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Haysville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°29′08″N 86°54′54″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Dubois
Township	Harbison
Elevation [1]	541 ft (165 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47546
Area code(s)	812, 930
FIPS code	18-32638[2]
GNIS feature ID	435928

History

Haysville was laid out in about 1835.[4] It was named in honor of Judge Willis Hayes, the original owner of the town site.[5]

A post office was established at Haysville in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1914.[6]

Geography

Haysville is located at 38°29′08″N 86°54′54″W.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Haysville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
4. Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 349.
5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for Judge Willis Hayes, who bout acreage here in 1818 and donated land to the village.
6. "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 July 2016.