Marion, Shelby County, Indiana

Marion is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Marion
Unincorporated community
Marion
Marion
Coordinates: 39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipMarion
Founded byJames Wilson
John Sleeth[1]
Named forGeneral Francis Marion
Elevation794 ft (242 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46176
GNIS feature ID438610

History

James Wilson was the first settler in the future Shelby County, raising a cabin there in 1819. In 1820 the New Purchase areas were formally surrendered to the government, and the land was made available for purchase. In 1820 Wilson and a few other settlers traveled to the Government Land Office at Brookville to make good their existing settlement claims.[4] Returning from Brookville, Wilson brought a surveyor. In partnership with John Sleeth, a townsite with streets, alleys and a public square was laid out and platted. This was the first such effort in the future county, which was authorized by the state legislature on 31 December 1821.[1][5] The community was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War,[5] A post office opened at Marion in 1823.[6] The post office was renamed Noah Post Office in September 1836, and was discontinued in 1902.[7]

Marion once contained a high school which closed in about 1908.[8]

Geography

Marion is located at 39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W.

References
  1. Shelby County Indiana, History (1876), p. 8 (accessed 14 August 2020)
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  3. "Marion, Shelby County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  4. Wilson's farm was in the SW¼ S9 T13 R7W.
  5. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. pp. 69, 90].
  6. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...changed to Noah on September 5, 1836...
  8. Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.


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