Mechanicsburg, Henry County, Indiana
Mechanicsburg, Henry County, Indiana | |
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  Mechanicsburg Location within Indiana  Mechanicsburg Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′18″N 85°33′26″W / 40.00500°N 85.55722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Henry |
| Township | Fall Creek |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| ZIP code | 47356 |
| FIPS code | 18-48168[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 449694[1] |
Mechanicsburg is an unincorporated village in Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, 9.75 miles (15.69 km) north-west of New Castle and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south and 1 mile (1.6 km) west from Middletown.[3]
Mechanicsburg was laid out and platted in 1858 by members of the Keesling and Alexander families.[3] It had been a trading centre for many years beforehand, the first store having been established in 1845 by Thomas Dunning.[4] A relatively high number of settlers employed as mechanics caused the name to be selected.[3] It was not located on a railroad, unlike the other villages in the County that came about after the advent of the railway, and was instead served by Middletown and various other nearby stations including Honey Creek.[5]
It once had a wool factory, a grist mill, and a saw mill; but the water levels in Deer Creek that powered them were reduced by drainage and they disappeared from the village.[3] Its post office was established by postmaster Thomas B. Keesling, originally from Preble County, Ohio, on 1849-07-14.[4]
The post office in Mechanicsburg was discontinued in 1907.[6]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mechanicsburg, Henry County, Indiana
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 Hazzard 1906, p. 939.
- 1 2 Hazzard 1906, p. 940.
- ↑ Hazzard 1906, pp. 939–940.
- ↑ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
Bibliography
- History of Henry County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing. 1884. (History of Henry County, Indiana at the Internet Archive History of Henry County, Indiana at the HathiTrust Digital Library)
- Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822–1906. Vol. 2. New Castle, Indiana: G. Hazzard. OL 6996112M. (Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822–1906 at the Internet Archive Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822–1906 at the HathiTrust Digital Library})
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |