Braysville, Owen County, Indiana

Braysville, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Braysville
Braysville
Coordinates: 39°12′42″N 86°46′28″W / 39.21167°N 86.77444°W / 39.21167; -86.77444Coordinates: 39°12′42″N 86°46′28″W / 39.21167°N 86.77444°W / 39.21167; -86.77444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Clay
Elevation[1] 735 ft (224 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47460
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 431458

Braysville is an unincorporated community in the western part of Clay Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of Freedom Road and Ranard Road, which is a community about six miles south of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[3] Its elevation is 735 feet (224 m), and it is located at 39°12′42″N 86°46′28″W / 39.21167°N 86.77444°W / 39.21167; -86.77444 (39.2117117 -86.7744498).

History

Braysville was founded in 1860 by Hiram Bray, and named for him.[4]

Geography

  • Raccoon Creek is south of this community.

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Braysville, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 49, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 782.


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