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Hardingrove, Indiana

Coordinates: 37°55′37″N 86°34′17″W / 37.92694°N 86.57139°W / 37.92694; -86.57139
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Hardingrove, Indiana
Hardingrove is located in Indiana
Hardingrove
Hardingrove
Hardingrove is located in the United States
Hardingrove
Hardingrove
Coordinates: 37°55′37″N 86°34′17″W / 37.92694°N 86.57139°W / 37.92694; -86.57139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPerry
TownshipTobin
Elevation420 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47574
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451663[1]

Hardingrove is an unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Hardingrove was settled by members of the Hardin family, and an old variant rendering of the name is "Hardin Grove".[2] A post office was established at Hardingrove in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1937.[3] Louise Hardin served as an early postmaster.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardingrove, Indiana
  2. ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 278.
  3. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Louise Hardin was the first postmaster.