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Nyesville, also known as Nowlington, is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Nyesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Parke County's location in Indiana
Nyesville Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°47′04″N 87°10′28″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Township	Washington
Elevation [1]	715 ft (218 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47872
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	440380

History

Nyesville had it start as a coal town.[3] It was platted in 1871.[4] A post office was established at Nyesville in 1872, and remained in operation until 1902.[5]

Geography

Nyesville is located at 39°47′04″N 87°10′28″W at an elevation of 715 feet.

Notable people

Mordecai Brown, former Chicago Cubs pitcher and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was born in Nyesville.[6]
Oscar R. Cauldwell, decorated United States Marine Corps Major general during World War II.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
"Nyesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 225.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted in 1871...
"Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
James, Bill (11 May 2010). The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. Simon & Schuster. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4391-0693-8.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Parke County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockville
Towns	Bloomingdale Marshall Mecca Montezuma Rockville Rosedale	Map of Indiana highlighting Parke County
Townships	Adams Florida Greene Howard Jackson Liberty Penn Raccoon Reserve Sugar Creek Union Wabash Washington
Unincorporated communities	Alma Lake Annapolis Arabia Armiesburg Banner Mills Bellmore Bethany Bradfield Corner Bridgeton Byron Catlin Cincinnati Coloma Coxville Diamond Ferndale Grange Corner Guion Hollandsburg Howard Hudnut Jessup Judson Keytsville‡ Klondyke Leatherwood Lena Lodi Lusks Mills Lyford Madalline Mansfield Midway Milligan Minshall New Discovery Numa Nyesville Parkeville Piattsville Pin Hook Rockport Smockville Snow Hill Stumptown Superior Sylvania Tangier Vivalia‡ West Atherton West Melcher West Union
Ghost town	Coke Oven Hollow
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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