Cornettsville, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°45′24″N 87°06′36″W / 38.75667°N 87.11000°W / 38.75667; -87.11000CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDaviessTownshipBogardElevation495 ft (151 m)ZIP code
47568
FIPS code18-15148[2]GNIS feature ID432986[1]

Cornettsville is an unincorporated community in Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana, United States.

History

Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.

Cornettsville was laid out in 1875.[3] It was named for one of its founders, Samuel Cornett.[4] A post office was established at Cornettsville in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[5]

The town's name was to be decided by which family was the largest in number at that time. The Cornett family and Myers families were the largest. The Cornetts won by one person.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornettsville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp. 706.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 92.
  5. ^ "Daviess County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

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