Grafton, Indiana

Grafton is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Grafton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Grafton
Grafton
Coordinates: 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
TownshipBlack
Elevation364 ft (111 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47620
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID435276

History

Grafton was laid out in 1852 near the site of a gristmill on Big Creek.[3] The community was named after Grafton, Illinois.[4] The Grafton post office closed in 1902.[5]

Geography

Grafton is located at 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "Grafton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 120.
  4. History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 416.
  5. "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.



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