Carbondale, Indiana
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| Carbondale | |
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 Carbondale
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| Coordinates: 40°21′36″N 87°20′51″W / 40.36°N 87.3475°WCoordinates: 40°21′36″N 87°20′51″W / 40.36°N 87.3475°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Warren |
| Township | Liberty |
| Elevation[1] | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 47993 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0432124[1] |
Carbondale is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States.
[edit] History
This place had a post office and was known as Clark's Cross Roads at least as early as 1846; later it was called Free Hall. The discovery of coal in the town's vicinity led to the current name being applied in 1873.[2][3] The first house was built here in 1854 by John Thompson; another was built the next year by Andrew Brier, and a church was constructed in 1867.[4]
[edit] Geography
Carbondale is located just east of the intersection of U.S. Route 41 and Indiana State Road 63, about 6 miles north-northwest of the county seat of Williamsport. The scenic Big Pine Creek flows about a mile and a half east of town.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "USGS detail on Carbondale". http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:432124. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Warren County Historical Society. 2002. p. 42.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 24.
- ^ Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. p. 325. http://www.archive.org/stream/pastpresentoffou01clif#page/594/mode/2up.
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