New Salem, Rush County, Indiana

New Salem is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

New Salem
Unincorporated community
New Salem
New Salem
Coordinates: 39°32′32″N 85°21′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRush
TownshipNoble
Elevation1,030 ft (314 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46173
Area code(s)765
GNIS feature ID440109

History

New Salem was platted in 1831.[3] A post office was established at New Salem in 1831, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[4]

Geography

New Salem is located at 39°32′32″N 85°21′29″W.

gollark: Most trips are *not* that long, and I figure for long ones, if there was more automation and efficiency in the process, you could rent a longer-range car temporarily (in some hypothetical world where this is a common thing).
gollark: Well, then you can use... a non-electric car, for now.
gollark: It's not like you need most cars to be able to satisfy every eventuality.
gollark: As I sort of said, I think having a personal car around all the time which is designed for really long trips and incurs a lot of expense that way is kind of wasteful.
gollark: It could be done partly manually for now anyway.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "New Salem, Rush County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 666.
  4. "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.



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