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Cherryvale, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°27′48″N 87°14′22″W / 39.46333°N 87.23944°W / 39.46333; -87.23944
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Cherryvale, Indiana
Cherryvale is located in Vigo County, Indiana
Cherryvale
Cherryvale
Cherryvale, as seen in a map of Vigo County
Coordinates: 39°27′48″N 87°14′22″W / 39.46333°N 87.23944°W / 39.46333; -87.23944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVigo, Clay
TownshipLost Creek, Posey
Elevation584 ft (178 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47834
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID432447 [1]

Cherryvale is an unincorporated community in Vigo and Clay counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

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Cherryvale was not formally laid out or platted.[2] A post office was established at Cherryvale in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3]

Geography

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Cherryvale is located in western Clay County adjacent to the Vigo-Clay county line approximately one mile north of I-70.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherryvale, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this village, located on the Clay-Vigo county line, was never laid out.
  3. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Staunton, IN, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958 (1990 rev.)