Chapel Hill, Indiana

Chapel Hill is an unincorporated community in Polk Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Chapel Hill, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Coordinates: 38°59′55″N 86°26′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipPolk
Elevation774 ft (236 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47436
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450765

History

Chapel Hill was platted in 1856.[3] The community took its name from the Chapel Hill Methodist Church located there.[4] The community ultimately would fail to grow to its founders' expectations.[5] A post office was established at Chapel Hill in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1925.[6]

Pentecostal church

Geography

Chapel Hill is located at 38°59′55″N 86°26′57″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "Chapel Hill, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  3. History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 435.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Chapel Hill Methodist Church.
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 544.
  6. "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2015.


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