Downeyville, Indiana

Downeyville
Unincorporated community
Downeyville
Downeyville
Coordinates: 39°25′39″N 85°33′16″W / 39.42750°N 85.55444°W / 39.42750; -85.55444Coordinates: 39°25′39″N 85°33′16″W / 39.42750°N 85.55444°W / 39.42750; -85.55444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Adams
Elevation 840 ft (260 m)
ZIP code 47240
FIPS code 18-18604[1]
GNIS feature ID 433674[2]

Downeyville is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Downey was the name of a family who kept a general store at Downeyville.[3] A post office was established at Downeyville in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[4]

Geography

Downeyville is located at 39°25′39″N 85°33′16″W / 39.42750°N 85.55444°W / 39.42750; -85.55444.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Downeyville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 105.
  4. "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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