Snow Hill, Randolph County, Indiana

Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Snow Hill
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°05′31″N 84°57′47″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Randolph
Township	Washington
Elevation [1]	1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47394
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	449733

History

Snow Hill was first settled about 1838.[3] An old variant name of the community was called Mount Pleasant.[4]

A post office was established at Snow Hill in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]

Geography

Snow Hill is located at 40°05′31″N 84°57′47″W.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
2. "Snow Hill, Randolph County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
3. Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 134.
4. "USGS detail on Snow Hill - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-03-19.
5. "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.