Hitchcock, Indiana

Hitchcock is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Hitchcock, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Washington County's location in Indiana
Hitchcock Location of Hitchcock in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°38′18″N 86°10′10″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Township	Washington
Elevation [1]	856 ft (261 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47167
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	452924

History

Hitchcock was named for the local Hitchcock family, including William Hitchcock, who established the first store in the community.[3]

A post office was established at Hitchcock in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[4]

The town of Hitchcock is shown on many early maps as "Oxonia", and was a station along the Monon Railroad. Hitchcock had a one-room schoolhouse, in use up to the 1950s. A major cultural center of the community was the Mt. Zion Methodist Church,[5] now defunct (supplanted by nearby New Hope Methodist Church in 1970), although the Mt. Zion Methodist Church cemetery is still active.

Geography

Hitchcock is located at 38°38′18″N 86°10′10″W.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
2. "Hitchcock, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
3. History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 792.
4. "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
5. Stevens, Warder (1916). Centennial History of Washington County, Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc.