Hubbell, Indiana

Hubbell, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Hubbell
Hubbell
Coordinates: 39°10′59″N 87°0′44″W / 39.18306°N 87.01222°W / 39.18306; -87.01222Coordinates: 39°10′59″N 87°0′44″W / 39.18306°N 87.01222°W / 39.18306; -87.01222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Jefferson
Elevation[1] 528 ft (161 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47427
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 436560

Hubbell is an unincorporated community in the southwestern corner of Jefferson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of County Road 750 South (aka Hubbell Station) and Indiana Highway 157, which is a community nearly twenty miles southwest of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[3] Its elevation is 528 feet (161 m), and it is located at 39°10′59″N 87°0′44″W / 39.18306°N 87.01222°W / 39.18306; -87.01222 (39.1830989 -87.0122322). This community is also known as Hubbells Station.

History

A post office was established at Hubbell in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1883.[4] Mary E. Hubbell served as the postmaster.[5]

Geography

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. ↑ "Hubbell, 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. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...with Mary E. Hubbell as postmaster...
  6. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 7 September 2015.


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