Charlottesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
39°47′28″N 85°36′43″W / 39.79111°N 85.61194°W / 39.79111; -85.61194 (2012)
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Charlottesville is an unincorporated community in Hancock and Rush counties in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] The Hancock County portion is in Jackson Township, while the Rush County portion is in Ripley Township.[3]
History
Charlottesville was laid out and platted in 1830.[4] The community's name most likely was a transfer from Charlottesville, Virginia.[5] It was for a time incorporated as a town, from 1867.[6]
The Charlottesville post office has been in operation since 1831.[7]
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Education
Eastern Hancock Community School Corporation services the towns of Charlottesville, Wilkinson, Shirley, Warrington, and surrounding areas in eastern Hancock County. It consists of one elementary school (Grades K - 5), one middle school (Grades 6 - 8), and one high school (Grades 9 - 12).
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charlottesville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Rush County: Interim Report. Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Indianapolis: Indiana Landmarks, 1988, 20.
- ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 245.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...probably named for Charlottesville, Virginia...
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 720.
- ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greenfield
- Carrollton‡
- Charlottesville
- Eden
- Maxwell
- Philadelphia
- Warrington
- Willow Branch
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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