Farmersville, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
37°58′49″N 87°53′46″W / 37.98028°N 87.89611°W / 37.98028; -87.8961147620
Farmersville is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Farmersville was originally called Yankee Settlement or Yankeetown, and under one of the latter names was settled around the year 1812.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by New Englanders.[3] A post office was established under the name Farmersville in 1850, and remained in operation until 1902.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmersville, Indiana
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 410.
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 116.
- ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
communities
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