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Gowdy is an unincorporated community in Orange Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Gowdy, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°31′08″N 85°33′47″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Rush
Township	Orange
Elevation [1]	938 ft (286 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46150
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	435248

History

Gowdy was founded in 1830.[2] The community bears the name of a local family.[3]

A post office was established at Gowdy in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[4]

Geography

Gowdy is located at 39°31′08″N 85°33′47″W. In terms with agricultural zones, it is located in zone 5.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
"Gowdy, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...honors the Gowdy family.
"Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Rush County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rushville
City	Rushville	Map of Indiana highlighting Rush County
Towns	Carthage Glenwood‡
Townships	Anderson Center Jackson Noble Orange Posey Richland Ripley Rushville Union Walker Washington
CDPs	Arlington Manilla Milroy
Other unincorporated communities	Boyd Charlottesville‡ Circleville Fairview‡ Falmouth‡ Farmers Farmington Gings Gowdy Henderson Henry Homer Mauzy Mays Moscow New Salem Occident Raleigh Richland Sexton Sulphur Spring Williamstown‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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