Geetingsville, Indiana

Geetingsville is an unincorporated community on the border of Owen and Warren townships in Clinton County, Indiana.

Geetingsville
Unincorporated community
Geetingsville is located in Clinton County, Indiana
Geetingsville
Geetingsville
Coordinates: 40°24′59″N 86°28′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
TownshipOwen
Elevation
820 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
46041
FIPS code18-27180[1]
GNIS feature ID435475[2]

History

Never officially platted, the village of Geetingsville was a small social and business center with a general store, a blacksmith shop and a physician (Dr. M. V. Young). In the 1880s the Presbyterians erected a brick church in Geetingsville.[3]

Geetingsville had a post office between 1856 and 1905.[4] Henry W. Geeting served as postmaster.[5]

Geography

Geetingsville is located at 40°24′59″N 86°28′07″W on the border of Owen and Warren townships.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Geetingsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Warren Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
  4. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Henry W. Geeting was the first postmaster.


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