Hardingrove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Hardingrove is located in Indiana
Hardingrove
Hardingrove
Hardingrove is located in the United States
Hardingrove
Hardingrove
Coordinates: 37°55′37″N 86°34′17″W / 37.92694°N 86.57139°W / 37.92694; -86.57139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPerry
TownshipTobin
Elevation
[1]
420 ft (128 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47574
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451663

Hardingrove is an unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Hardingrove was settled by members of the Hardin family, and an old variant rendering of the name is "Hardin Grove".[3] A post office was established at Hardingrove in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1937.[4] Louise Hardin served as an early postmaster.[5]

Geography

Hardingrove is located at 37°55′37″N 86°34′17″W / 37.92694°N 86.57139°W / 37.92694; -86.57139.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hardingrove, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 278.
  4. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Louise Hardin was the first postmaster.


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