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Portersville is an unincorporated community in Boone Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Portersville, Indiana
Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 38°29′58″N 86°58′42″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Dubois
Township	Boone
Elevation [1]	472 ft (144 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47546
Area code(s)	812, 930
FIPS code	18-61200[2]
GNIS feature ID	441469

History

Portersville was established as a town circa 1818.[4] It is reportedly the oldest town in Dubois County, and was selected as the county seat of Dubois County before it was changed to Jasper.[5] A post office was established at Portersville in 1821, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[6]

Geography

Portersville is located at 38°29′58″N 86°58′42″W.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Portersville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was founded around 1818...
Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. pp. 353.
"Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Dubois County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jasper
Cities	Huntingburg Jasper	Map of Indiana highlighting Dubois County
Towns	Birdseye Ferdinand Holland
Townships	Bainbridge Boone Cass Columbia Ferdinand Hall Harbison Jackson Jefferson Madison Marion Patoka
CDP	Dubois
Other unincorporated communities	Bretzville Celestine Crystal Cuzco Dubois Crossroads Duff Haysville Hillham Ireland Johnsburg Kellerville Kyana Maltersville Mentor Millersport Norton‡ Portersville Saint Anthony Saint Henry Saint Marks Schnellville Thales Zoar‡
Ghost town	Ellsworth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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