Saint Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana

Not to be confused with Saint Joseph, Vanderburgh County, Indiana or St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Saint Joseph, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Saint Joseph is located in Indiana
Saint Joseph
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Saint Joseph is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFloyd
TownshipNew Albany
Elevation
[1]
561 ft (171 m)
ZIP code
47172
FIPS code18-66935[2]
GNIS feature ID442619[1]

Saint Joseph is an unincorporated community in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana.

History

Saint Joseph was founded in the 1840s by a colony of German Catholics.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this German Catholic community was settled around 1846...


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