Kellerville, Indiana

Kellerville is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Kellerville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Kellerville
Kellerville
Coordinates: 38°28′54″N 86°49′54″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipHarbison
Elevation
[1]
620 ft (189 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47527
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-39294[2]
GNIS feature ID437213

History

Kellerville was named for its founder, John Keller.[4] An old variant name of the community was called Ludlow.[5]

A post office was established under the name Ludlow in 1851, was renamed Kellerville in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[6]

Geography

Kellerville is located at 38°28′54″N 86°49′54″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Kellerville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. Goodspeed Brothers (1984). History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. p. 661. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
  5. Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 327.
  6. "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 9, 2017.


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