Billingsville, Indiana

Billingsville is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Union County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Billingsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Billingsville
Billingsville
Coordinates: 39°33′21″N 84°54′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyUnion
TownshipUnion
Elevation1,030 ft (314 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47353
Area code(s)765
GNIS feature ID431080

History

A post office was established at Billingsville in 1833, and remained in operation until 1903.[3] Billingsville School was a one-room school erected in Billingsville in 1870 and replaced by a two-story school that existed from 1926 to 1953.[4] The community was named after the Billings family of settlers.[5]

Geography

Billingsville is located at 39°33′21″N 84°54′35″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  2. "Billingsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. "Union County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. "Newspapers.com - Rushville Republican - 1966-06-11 - Page 6". Rushville Republican. 11 June 1966. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office, named for the local Billings family...


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