Edwardsville, Indiana

Edwardsville is an unincorporated community in Georgetown Township, Floyd County, Indiana. The Duncan Tunnel is located at Edwardsville.

Edwardsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Edwardsville is located in Indiana
Edwardsville
Edwardsville
Edwardsville is located in the United States
Edwardsville
Edwardsville
Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFloyd
TownshipGeorgetown
Elevation
[1]
912 ft (278 m)
ZIP code
47122
FIPS code18-20476[2]
GNIS feature ID434034[1]

History

Edwardsville was platted in 1853 by Henry H. Edwards, and named for him.[3] A post office was established at Edwardsville in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Geography

Edwardsville is located at 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W.

Geology

The Edwardsville Formation is a geological structure in the Borden Group, of the Lower Mississippian sub system,[5] (Osagean, late Tournaisian). Crinoids fossils can be found in the formation.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwardsville, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 273.
  4. "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  5. "Compendium of Rocks Units in Indiana - A Revision". igws.indiana.edu.
  6. Crinoids from the Edwardsville Formation (Lower Mississippian) of Southern Indiana. William I. Ausich and N. Gary Lane, Journal of Paleontology, November 1982, Volume 56, Number 6, pages 1343-1361 (abstract)


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