Christiansburg, Indiana
Christiansburg, Indiana | |
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![]() Brown County's location in Indiana | |
Coordinates: 39°05′19″N 86°09′22″W / 39.08861°N 86.15611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Township | Van Buren |
Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47201 |
Area code(s) | 812 & 930 |
FIPS code | 18-12592[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 450775[1] |
Christiansburg is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]Christiansburg was founded about 1850.[3] It may have been named for Col. William Christian.[4] The Christiansburg post office was discontinued in 1902.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christiansburg, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 749.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...where it sometimes honors Colonel William Christian, who was killed by Indians in Kentucky in 1796.
- ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.