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Gatchel, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°02′48″N 86°39′02″W / 38.04667°N 86.65056°W / 38.04667; -86.65056
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Gatchel, Indiana
Gatchel is located in Indiana
Gatchel
Gatchel
Gatchel is located in the United States
Gatchel
Gatchel
Coordinates: 38°02′48″N 86°39′02″W / 38.04667°N 86.65056°W / 38.04667; -86.65056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPerry
TownshipAnderson
Elevation715 ft (218 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47586
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450948[1]

Gatchel is an unincorporated community in Anderson Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Gatchel in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1944.[2] Roy Gatchell is said to have served as an early postmaster, according to local history.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gatchel, Indiana
  2. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Roy Gatchell, who ran the post office in his house, but post office records do not list any postmaster with that name.