Blairsville, Indiana

Blairsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Blairsville
Blairsville
Coordinates: 38°04′44″N 87°45′43″W / 38.07889°N 87.76194°W / 38.07889; -87.76194Coordinates: 38°04′44″N 87°45′43″W / 38.07889°N 87.76194°W / 38.07889; -87.76194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Township Robinson
Elevation[1] 430 ft (131 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 47638
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 431168

Blairsville is an unincorporated community in Robinson Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Blairsville was laid out in 1837 by Stephen Blair, and named for him.[3] A post office was established at Blairsville in 1838, and remained in operation until 1902.[4] With the construction of the railroad in 1880, business activity shifted to nearby Wadesville, and the town declined.[5]

Blairsville contains the historic Blairsville Cemetery. A number of the interments are Civil War veterans.[6]

Geography

Blairsville is located at 38°04′44″N 87°45′43″W / 38.07889°N 87.76194°W / 38.07889; -87.76194.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Blairsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 409.
  4. ↑ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 115.
  6. ↑ "Blairsville Cemetery (see photos)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 14 November 2015.


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