Butlerville, Indiana

Butlerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Campbell Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 282.[2]

Butlerville, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of Butlerville in Jennings County, Indiana
Butlerville
Location of Butlerville in Jennings County, Indiana
Butlerville
Butlerville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJennings
TownshipCampbell
Area
 • Total0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
 • Land0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total282
 • Density745/sq mi (287.7/km2)
ZIP code
47223
GNIS feature ID431906[1]
FIPS code18-09622

History

The Butlerville post office was established in 1851.[3] An early settler being a former resident of Butlerville, Ohio, caused the name to be selected.[4] Butlerville was legally platted in 1853.[5]

Hannah Milhous Nixon, mother of President Richard Nixon, was born near Butlerville.

The community was home to Butlerville High School, home of the Bulldogs; which graduated classes from ~1910 thru 1950. Today, the community is serviced by Jennings County High School.

Geography

Butlerville lies along U.S. Route 50, 7 miles (11 km) east-northeast of the town of Vernon, the county seat of Jennings County.[6]

Its elevation is 807 feet (246 m), and it is located at 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W (39.0344983, -85.5127432).[7] Although Butlerville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47223.[8]

The community is bordered to the west by Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References
  1. "Butlerville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Butlerville CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. "Jennings County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 37. ISBN 9781563115219.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was platted on July 27, 1853.
  6. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 52. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  7. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
  8. Zip Code Lookup
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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