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'''China''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Indiana|Shelby Township]], [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson County]], [[Indiana]]. It spans Shelby and Madison Townships and was for years largely defined by the existence of a [[general store]] in Madison Township and the former St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Shelby township. Razor's Fork runs between the two sections. Indiana State Road 62 runs parallel to Razor's Fork in Madison Township, and then crosses the stream and heads north to Canaan.
'''China''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Indiana|Shelby Township]], [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson County]], [[Indiana]]. It spans Shelby and Madison Townships and was for years largely defined by the existence of a [[general store]] in Madison Township and the former St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Shelby township. Razor's Fork runs between the two sections. Indiana State Road 62 runs parallel to Razor's Fork in Madison Township, and then crosses the stream and heads north to Canaan.


A post office called China was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1902.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> The origin of the name China is disputed. Some say the community derives its name from Father Chine, while others believe the presence of chinaberries caused the name to be selected.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indiana Names, v.4|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000054437169;view=1up;seq=63|year=1973|publisher=Indiana State University|location=Terre Haute, IN|page=57}}</ref>
A post office called China was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=28 August 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013181747/http://www.postalhistory.com:80/postoffices.asp?state=OH |archivedate=13 October 2015 |df= }}</ref> The origin of the name China is disputed. Some say the community derives its name from Father Chine, while others believe the presence of chinaberries caused the name to be selected.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indiana Names, v.4|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000054437169;view=1up;seq=63|year=1973|publisher=Indiana State University|location=Terre Haute, IN|page=57}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==

Revision as of 07:23, 22 November 2016

China
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJefferson
TownshipShelby
Elevation
571 ft (174 m)
ZIP code
47250
FIPS code18-12520[1]
GNIS feature ID432479[2]

China is an unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. It spans Shelby and Madison Townships and was for years largely defined by the existence of a general store in Madison Township and the former St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Shelby township. Razor's Fork runs between the two sections. Indiana State Road 62 runs parallel to Razor's Fork in Madison Township, and then crosses the stream and heads north to Canaan.

A post office called China was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1902.[3] The origin of the name China is disputed. Some say the community derives its name from Father Chine, while others believe the presence of chinaberries caused the name to be selected.[4]

Geography

China sits on the western side of Razor's Fork, a small stream, just before it enters the West Fork of the Indian-Kentuck Creek.

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "China, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 57.
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