Thales, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Thales is located in Indiana
Thales
Thales
Thales is located in the United States
Thales
Thales
Coordinates: 38°30′37″N 86°47′55″W / 38.51028°N 86.79861°W / 38.51028; -86.79861
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipHarbison
Elevation
[1]
699 ft (213 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47527
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451555

Thales is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Thales was known as Hickory Grove until 1895.[3]

A post office was established under the name Hickory Grove in 1879, and was discontinued in 1887.[4] Another post office named Thales opened in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[5]

Geography

Thales is located at 38°30′37″N 86°47′55″W / 38.51028°N 86.79861°W / 38.51028; -86.79861.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Thales, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 349.
  4. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dubois County Page 2". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.


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