Patricksburg, Indiana

Patricksburg (also Lancaster) is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies along State Road 246, west of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.[3] Its elevation is 715 feet (218 m), and it is located at 39°18′56″N 86°57′33″W (39.3155987, -86.9591770).[4] Although Patricksburg is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47455.[5]

Patricksburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Patricksburg
Patricksburg
Coordinates: 39°18′56″N 86°57′3″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipMarion
Elevation
[1]
715 ft (218 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47455
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID440928

History

Patricksburg was originally called Lancaster, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1851 by Patrick Sullivan.[6] A post office has been in operation under the name Patricksburg (formerly Patricksburgh) since 1854.[7]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Patricksburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  3. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  4. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
  5. Zip Code Lookup
  6. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 745.
  7. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.


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