Whitehall, Indiana

Whitehall is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana, in the United States.^[1]

History

Whitehall was laid out in 1838 by James Brown, and named after a town in his native state of North Carolina.^[2] A post office was established at Whitehall in 1848, and remained in operation until 1907.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitehall, Indiana
↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 781.
↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Spencer

Towns	Gosport Spencer

Townships	Clay Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Jennings Lafayette Marion Montgomery Morgan Taylor Washington Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Adel Alaska Arney Atkinsonville Braysville Carp Cataract Coal City Cuba Cunot Daggett Denmark Devore Farmers Freedom Freeman Hickory Corner Hubbell Jordan Lewisville‡ Marion Mills New Hope Patricksburg Pottersville Quincy Romona Silex Smithville Southport Vandalia Vilas Wallace Junction Whitehall

Coordinates: 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W / 39.17417°N 86.68444°W / 39.17417; -86.68444

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