Gwynneville, Indiana

Gwynneville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Gwynneville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Gwynneville
Gwynneville
Coordinates: 39°39′39″N 85°38′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipHanover
Elevation909 ft (277 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46144
FIPS code18-30294[2]
GNIS feature ID435569

History

Gwynneville was platted in 1881, and named after O'Brien Gynne, a local businessman and landowner.[4] A post office opened at Gwynneville in 1881.[5] Gwynneville had its own high school until the school was discontinued around 1918.[6]

Geography

Gwynneville is located at 39°39′39″N 85°38′53″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Gwynneville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  4. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 272.
  5. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.


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