Fritchton, Indiana - USA - world.wikisort.org

world.wikisort.org - USA

Fritchton is an unincorporated community in Palmyra Township, Knox County, Indiana approximately 4 miles east of Vincennes, IN.

Fritchton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Fritchton Show map of Indiana Fritchton Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°40′49″N 87°25′23″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Knox
Township	Palmyra
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
ZIP code	47591
FIPS code	18-26062[1]
GNIS feature ID	434873[2]

History

A post office was established at Fritchton in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915.[3] Emil H. Fritch served as postmaster.[4] The high school was built in 1911 and closed in 1967. The school served grades 1 through 12.

Geography

Fritchton is located at 38°40′49″N 87°25′23″W.

References

"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Fritchton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
"Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Emil H. Fritch was the first postmaster.

This Knox County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии