Spearsville, Indiana

Spearsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in Indiana
Spearsville Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°19′50″N 86°11′47″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Brown
Township	Hamblen
Elevation [1]	968 ft (295 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46160
Area code(s)	812 & 930
FIPS code	18-71792[2]
GNIS feature ID	443925[1]

Spearsville is an unincorporated community in Hamblen Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Spearsville was founded in about 1835.^[3] It was named for its founder, William Spears.^[4] A post office was established at Spearsville in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spearsville, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 744.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...by William Spears, and named for him.
5. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.