Millersburg, Warrick County, Indiana

Millersburg
Unincorporated community
Millersburg
Millersburg
Coordinates: 38°05′53″N 87°25′20″W / 38.09806°N 87.42222°W / 38.09806; -87.42222Coordinates: 38°05′53″N 87°25′20″W / 38.09806°N 87.42222°W / 38.09806; -87.42222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Township Ohio
Elevation[1] 381 ft (116 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 47630
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 439232

Millersburg is an unincorporated community, in Campbell Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Millersburg was laid out in 1850, and so named for the fact two mills stood near the site, one of which was owned by Phillip Miller.[3] Millersburg's post office opened under the name Canal.[4] This post office was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1903.[5]

Geography

Millersburg is located at 38°05′53″N 87°25′20″W / 38.09806°N 87.42222°W / 38.09806; -87.42222.

Notes

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Millersburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  3. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present ; Together with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 90.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was called Canal...
  5. ↑ "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2015.


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