Eby, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°08′31″N 87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°W / 38.14194; -87.26139[1]
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Eby is an unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
History
A post office was established at Eby in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named for a local resident.[4] A Warrick County soldier named Abraham Eby was killed in the Civil War.[5]
Geography
Eby is located at 38°08′31″N 87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°W / 38.14194; -87.26139.
Notes
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "Eby, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This unique place name, probably for the personal name...
- ^ Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p. 69.
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Municipalities and communities of Warrick County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Boonville
communities
- Ash Iron Springs
- Baugh City
- Bullocktown
- Center
- Dayville
- De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville
- Eames
- Eby
- Fisherville
- Graham Valley
- Greenbrier
- Heilman
- Hemenway
- Hillcrest Terrace
- Jarretts
- Jockey
- Millersburg
- New Hope
- Paradise
- Pelzer
- Red Bush
- Rolling Acres
- Rosebud
- Rustic Hills
- Saint John
- Scalesville
- Selvin
- Stanley
- Stevenson
- Turpin Hill
- Vanada
- Victoria
- Wheatonville
- Yankeetown
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