Unionville, Indiana

Unionville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Unionville is located in Indiana
Unionville
Unionville
Unionville is located in the United States
Unionville
Unionville
Coordinates: 39°13′48″N 86°24′58″W / 39.23000°N 86.41611°W / 39.23000; -86.41611
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipBenton
Elevation
[1]
876 ft (267 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47468
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-77894[2]
GNIS feature ID445140[1]

Unionville is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Unionville, Indiana

Unionville was originally known as Fleenersburg, and under the latter name was platted in 1847.[3] The post office at Unionville has been in operation since 1848.[4]

In 1911, Unionville was the precise center of the United States population. A monument was dedicated there at that time.

Education

Unionville is home to an elementary school, Unionville Elementary School, which was once Unionville High School.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Unionville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 435.
  4. ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Unionville, Indiana.
  • Joseph Helon Young (1998). Autobiography of a Village: A History of Unionville, Indiana. Buenavista Books.


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