Billtown, Indiana
Appearance
Billtown | |
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Coordinates: 39°30′36″N 87°11′10″W / 39.51000°N 87.18611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clay |
Township | Posey |
Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
ZIP code | 47834 |
FIPS code | 18-05284[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 431086[2] |
Billtown is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]Billtown was originally known as Williamstown, and under the latter name was platted in 1831.[3]
Billtown once contained a post office under the name Van Buren.[4] The Van Buren post office operated from 1835 until 1865.[5]
Geography
[edit]Billtown is located at 39°30′36″N 87°11′10″W / 39.51000°N 87.18611°W.
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Billtown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 33.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
- ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.