Stavetown, Indiana
Stavetown is located in Indiana
Stavetown
Stavetown
Stavetown is located in the United States
Stavetown
Stavetown
Coordinates: 39°24′39″N 85°00′36″W / 39.41083°N 85.01000°W / 39.41083; -85.01000
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
TownshipBrookville
Elevation620 ft (190 m)
ZIP code
47012
FIPS code18-72818[2]
GNIS feature ID444102

Stavetown is an unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Stavetown received its name from a stave factory once located there. The stave factory was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1913 and was not rebuilt.[3]

Geography

Stavetown is located at 39°24′39″N 85°00′36″W / 39.41083°N 85.01000°W / 39.41083; -85.01000.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Windmill Publications. p. 206.


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