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Hubbell, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°10′59″N 87°0′44″W / 39.18306°N 87.01222°W / 39.18306; -87.01222
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Hubbell, Indiana
Hubbell is located in Indiana
Hubbell
Hubbell
Hubbell is located in the United States
Hubbell
Hubbell
Coordinates: 39°10′59″N 87°0′44″W / 39.18306°N 87.01222°W / 39.18306; -87.01222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipJefferson
Elevation528 ft (161 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47427
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID436560

Hubbell is an unincorporated community in the southwestern corner of Jefferson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of County Road 750 South (aka Hubbell Station) and Indiana Highway 157, which is a community nearly twenty miles southwest of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[3] Its elevation is 528 feet (161 m), and it is located at 39°10′59″N 87°0′44″W / 39.18306°N 87.01222°W / 39.18306; -87.01222 (39.1830989 -87.0122322). This community is also known as Hubbells Station.

History

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A post office was established at Hubbell in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1883.[4] Mary E. Hubbell served as the postmaster.[5]

Geography

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School districts

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  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

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References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hubbell, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 49, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. ^ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...with Mary E. Hubbell as postmaster...
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 1, 1982. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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