Stavetown, Indiana
Stavetown, Indiana | |
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  Stavetown  Stavetown | |
| Coordinates: 39°24′39″N 85°00′36″W / 39.41083°N 85.01000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Brookville |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| ZIP code | 47012 |
| FIPS code | 18-72818[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 444102[1] |
Stavetown is an unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
History[edit]
Stavetown received its name from a stave factory once located there. The stave factory was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1913 and was not rebuilt.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stavetown, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Windmill Publications. p. 206.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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