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Edwardsville is an unincorporated community in Georgetown Township, Floyd County, Indiana. The Duncan Tunnel is located at Edwardsville.
Edwardsville, Indiana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Edwardsville  Edwardsville | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Floyd |
| Township | Georgetown |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| ZIP code | 47122 |
| FIPS code | 18-20476[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 434034[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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwardsville, Indiana
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- 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.
- "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- Edwardsville Formation at the Indiana Geological Survey
- 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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