Farmersville, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
37°58′49″N 87°53′46″W / 37.98028°N 87.89611°W / 37.98028; -87.89611CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyPoseyTownshipBlackElevation423 ft (129 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
47620
Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID434406[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmersville, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 410.
  3. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 116.
  4. ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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