Gatesville, Indiana

Gatesville is an unincorporated community in Hamblen Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Gatesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in Indiana
Brown County's location in Indiana
Gatesville is located in Brown County, Indiana
Gatesville
Gatesville
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
TownshipHamblen
Elevation
[1]
656 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47448
Area code(s)812 & 930
FIPS code18-27115[2]
GNIS feature ID434995

History

The only post office in the history of Gatesville was called Cleona.[4][5] It was established in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[6]

Geography

Gatesville is located at 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Gatesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A variant name of this village is Cleona...
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 745.
  6. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.


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