Sharptown, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°W / 39.36694; -84.87361CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFranklinTownshipWhitewaterElevation1,007 ft (307 m)ZIP code
47060
FIPS code18-69066[2]GNIS feature ID443314[1]

Sharptown is an unincorporated community in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Sharptown (historically called Sharpstown) was originally a post office on the Mt. Carmel and Johnson Fork Turnpike.[3] The post office at Sharptown operated from 1878 until 1906.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharptown, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 133.
  4. ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
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