Atkinsonville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Atkinsonville is located in Indiana
Atkinsonville
Atkinsonville
Atkinsonville is located in the United States
Atkinsonville
Atkinsonville
Coordinates: 39°22′40″N 86°52′24″W / 39.37778°N 86.87333°W / 39.37778; -86.87333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipMorgan
Elevation
[1]
886 ft (270 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47868
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID430328

Atkinsonville is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Atkinsonville was platted in 1850, and named for its founder, Stephen Atkinson.[3] A post office was established at Atkinsonville in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

Geography

Atkinsonville is located at 39°22′40″N 86°52′24″W / 39.37778°N 86.87333°W / 39.37778; -86.87333.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Atkinsonville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 793.
  4. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.


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