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Christiansburg, Indiana

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Christiansburg
Brown County's location in Indiana
Brown County's location in Indiana
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
ZIP code
47201
FIPS code18-12592[1]
GNIS feature ID450775[2]

Christiansburg is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.

History

Christiansburg was founded about 1850.[3] It may have been named for Col. William Christian.[4] The Christiansburg post office was discontinued in 1902.[5]

Geography

Christiansburg is located at 39°05′19″N 86°09′22″W / 39.08861°N 86.15611°W / 39.08861; -86.15611.

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Christiansburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 749.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...where it sometimes honors Colonel William Christian, who was killed by Indians in Kentucky in 1796.
  5. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.


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