East Enterprise, Indiana

East Enterprise
Census-designated place
East Enterprise East Enterprise
Coordinates: 38°52′22″N 84°59′17″W / 38.87278°N 84.98806°WCoordinates: 38°52′22″N 84°59′17″W / 38.87278°N 84.98806°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Switzerland
Township	Cotton
Elevation[1]	879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code	47019
Area code(s)	812
GNIS feature ID	433879

East Enterprise is an unincorporated census-designated place in central Cotton Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2] Although East Enterprise is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47019.^[3]

History

The East Enterprise post office has been in operation since 1864.^[4] An old variant name of the community was called Clapboard Corner.^[5]

Geography

The community lies at the intersection of State Roads 56 and 250 northeast of the town of Vevay, the county seat of Switzerland County.^[6] Its elevation is 883 feet (269 m), and it is located at 38°52′22″N 84°59′17″W / 38.87278°N 84.98806°W (38.8728383, -84.9880062).^[7]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
2. "East Enterprise, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
3. Zip Code Lookup
4. "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
5. "USGS detail on East Enterprise - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2016-11-04.
6. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 53, 59. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
7. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.