Gwynneville, Indiana
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Gwynneville, Indiana | |
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  Gwynneville  Gwynneville | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′43″N 85°38′57″W / 39.66194°N 85.64917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Shelby |
| Township | Hanover |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46144 |
| FIPS code | 18-30294[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830531[1] |
Gwynneville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]Gwynneville was platted in 1881, and named after O'Brien Gynne, a local businessman and landowner.[3] A post office opened at Gwynneville in 1881.[4] Gwynneville had its own high school until the school was discontinued around 1918.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gwynneville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 272.
- ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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