Butlerville, Indiana

Butlerville, Indiana
census-designated place
Butlerville, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°WCoordinates: 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Township	Campbell
Elevation	807 ft (246 m)
ZIP code	47223
GNIS feature ID	431906[1]

Butlerville is an unincorporated census-designated place in central Campbell Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States.

History

The Butlerville post office was established in 1851.^[2] An early settler being a former resident of Butlerville, Ohio, caused the name to be selected.^[3] Butlerville was legally platted in 1853.^[4]

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

Geography

Butlerville lies along U.S. Route 50 east-northeast of the town of Vernon, the county seat of Jennings County.^[5]

Its elevation is 807 feet (246 m), and it is located at 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°W (39.0344983, -85.5127432).^[6] Although Butlerville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47223.^[7]

References

1. "Butlerville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
2. "Jennings County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
3. Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 37.
4. 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.
5. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 52. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
6. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
7. Zip Code Lookup

Amos Butler sterilized prisoners and the handicapped at nearby mental hospital. Town named after him