Woodville, Porter County, Indiana

Woodville
Unincorporated community
Woodville
Woodville
Coordinates: 41°33′46″N 87°02′29″W / 41.56278°N 87.04139°W / 41.56278; -87.04139Coordinates: 41°33′46″N 87°02′29″W / 41.56278°N 87.04139°W / 41.56278; -87.04139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Porter
Township Liberty
Elevation[1] 712 ft (217 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 46304
Area code(s) 219
GNIS feature ID 446320

Woodville is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

In 1880, the village of Woodville was platted by John C. Cole and incorporated. It remained incorporated partly into the 20th century. The community had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office was established at Woodville in 1882, and remained in operation until 1914.[4]

A general store was established in Woodville that served as the passenger and freight depot for the B&O Railroad. Large quantities of milk, eggs, and other agricultural products were shipped from here to Chicago. The building remained standing until 2006 when it was intentionally demolished. For a period of time from the 1920s until early in the 1940s Woodville boasted of two general stores, one on either side of the railway, serving a large portion of the rural countryside in a three-mile radius.

Geography

Woodville is located at 41°33′46″N 87°02′29″W / 41.56278°N 87.04139°W / 41.56278; -87.04139.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Woodville, Porter County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  3. ↑ History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 152.
  4. ↑ "Porter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


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