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Stavetown, Indiana

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Stavetown
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
TownshipBrookville
Elevation620 ft (190 m)
ZIP code
47012
FIPS code18-72818[2]
GNIS feature ID444102

Stavetown is an unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Stavetown received its name from a stave factory once located there. The stave factory was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1913 and was not rebuilt.[3]

Geography

Stavetown is located at 39°24′39″N 85°00′36″W / 39.41083°N 85.01000°W / 39.41083; -85.01000.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Windmill Publications. p. 206.