Navilleton, Indiana

Navilleton is an unincorporated community in Greenville Township, Floyd County, Indiana.

Navilleton, Indiana
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Navilleton
Navilleton
Coordinates: 38°22′54″N 85°56′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFloyd
TownshipGreenville
Elevation
823 ft (251 m)
ZIP code
47119
FIPS code18-52092[1]
GNIS feature ID439953[2]

History

The first settlement at Navilleton was made in 1844 by a colony of German Catholics, among them Michael Naville, for whom the town was named.[3][4]

A post office opened in Navilleton in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[5]

Geography

Navilleton is located at 38°22′54″N 85°56′19″W.

gollark: <@222424031368970240> htaccess only runs on the server side, so it should work the same as requesting it with whatever else.
gollark: Thank me later.
gollark: http://git.asie.pl/asie/lunatic86
gollark: I could use this...
gollark: I mean, I suppose so?

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Navilleton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Blanchard, Charles (1898). History of the Catholic Church in Indiana. A. W. Bowen & Company. p. 387.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was founded around 1845.
  5. "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.