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Rigdon is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Grant County, and in Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

Rigdon, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Rigdon
Rigdon
Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGrant
TownshipGreen
Elevation892 ft (272 m)
ZIP code
46036
FIPS code18-64476[2]
GNIS feature ID442008

History


Rigdon was named for Dr. Pryor Rigdon, a local resident.[3] The community had a post office between 1855 and 1912.[4]


Geography


Rigdon is located at 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W.


Notable people



References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Forkner, John La Rue (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 349.
  4. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page.





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