Sharptown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Sharptown is located in Indiana
Sharptown
Sharptown
Sharptown is located in the United States
Sharptown
Sharptown
Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°W / 39.36694; -84.87361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
TownshipWhitewater
Elevation
[1]
1,010 ft (310 m)
ZIP code
47060
FIPS code18-69066[2]
GNIS feature ID443314

Sharptown is an unincorporated community in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Sharptown (historically called Sharpstown) was originally a post office on the Mt. Carmel and Johnson Fork Turnpike.[3] The post office at Sharptown operated from 1878 until 1906.[4]

Geography

Sharptown is located at 39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°W / 39.36694; -84.87361.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 133.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.


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