New Elizabethtown, Indiana

New Elizabethtown is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

New Elizabethtown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown
Coordinates: 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipBrownstown
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
ZIP code
47274
FIPS code18-52848[1]
GNIS feature ID440042[2]

History

New Elizabethtown was formerly called Elizabethtown.[3] It was laid out in 1836.[4]

Geography

New Elizabethtown is located at 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "New Elizabethtown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village, earlier called Elizabethtown...
  4. History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 369.



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