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Whitehall, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W / 39.17417°N 86.68444°W / 39.17417; -86.68444
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Whitehall, Indiana
Whitehall is located in Indiana
Whitehall
Whitehall
Whitehall is located in the United States
Whitehall
Whitehall
Coordinates: 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W / 39.17417°N 86.68444°W / 39.17417; -86.68444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipClay
Elevation689 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47404
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID449746

Whitehall is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

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Whitehall was laid out in 1838 by James Brown, and named after a town in his native state of North Carolina.[3] A post office was established at Whitehall in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

Geography

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Whitehall is located at 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W / 39.17417°N 86.68444°W / 39.17417; -86.68444.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Whitehall, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 781.
  4. ^ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.