Unionville, Indiana
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Unionville, Indiana | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39°13′48″N 86°24′58″W / 39.23000°N 86.41611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Monroe |
Township | Benton |
Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47468 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
FIPS code | 18-77894[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 445140[1] |
Unionville is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Unionville%2C_Indiana.jpg/220px-Unionville%2C_Indiana.jpg)
Unionville was originally known as Fleenersburg, and under the latter name was platted in 1847.[3] The post office at Unionville has been in operation since 1848.[4]
In 1911, Unionville was the precise center of the United States population. A monument was dedicated there at that time.
Education
Unionville is home to an elementary school, Unionville Elementary School, which was once Unionville High School.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Unionville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 435.
- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
Further reading
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Unionville, Indiana.
- Joseph Helon Young (1998). Autobiography of a Village: A History of Unionville, Indiana. Buenavista Books.
Categories:
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Use mdy dates from July 2023
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Pages using infobox settlement with possible area code list
- Commons category link is on Wikidata
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with J9U identifiers
- Articles with LCCN identifiers
- Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana
- All stub articles
- Southern Indiana geography stubs