Christiansburg, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°05′19″N 86°09′22″W / 39.08861°N 86.15611°W / 39.08861; -86.15611CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBrownTownshipVan BurenElevation604 ft (184 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47201
Area code(s)812 & 930FIPS code18-12592[2]GNIS feature ID450775[1]

Christiansburg is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Christiansburg was founded about 1850.[3] It may have been named for Col. William Christian.[4] The Christiansburg post office was discontinued in 1902.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christiansburg, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 749.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...where it sometimes honors Colonel William Christian, who was killed by Indians in Kentucky in 1796.
  5. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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