Whitehall, Indiana

Whitehall is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Whitehall, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Whitehall
Whitehall
Coordinates: 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipClay
Elevation689 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47404
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID449746

History

Whitehall was laid out in 1838 by James Brown, and named after a town in his native state of North Carolina.[3] A post office was established at Whitehall in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

Geography

Whitehall is located at 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W.

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "Whitehall, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 781.
  4. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.



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