Braytown, Indiana

Braytown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Braytown
Braytown
Coordinates: 38°43′50″N 85°09′31″W / 38.73056°N 85.15861°W / 38.73056; -85.15861Coordinates: 38°43′50″N 85°09′31″W / 38.73056°N 85.15861°W / 38.73056; -85.15861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Switzerland
Township Craig
Elevation[1] 883 ft (269 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47043
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 431461

Braytown is an unincorporated community in Craig Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

The community was named after David Bray, a pioneer settler.[3]

Geography

Braytown is located at 38°43′50″N 85°09′31″W / 38.73056°N 85.15861°W / 38.73056; -85.15861.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Braytown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Cottman, George Streibe (1916). Indiana Magazine of History. p. 153.


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