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Billtown is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

For other places called "Billtown", see Billtown.
Billtown
Unincorporated community
Billtown
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°30′36″N 87°11′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
TownshipPosey
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
ZIP code
47834
FIPS code18-05284[1]
GNIS feature ID431086[2]

History


Billtown was originally known as Williamstown, and under the latter name was platted in 1831.[3]

Billtown once contained a post office under the name Van Buren.[4] The Van Buren post office operated from 1835 until 1865.[5]


Geography


Billtown is located at 39°30′36″N 87°11′10″W.


References


  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Billtown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 33.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
  5. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.


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