Slabtown, Indiana

For the Rush County community also known as Slabtown, see Homer, Indiana.
Slabtown
Unincorporated community
Slabtown is located in Indiana
Slabtown
Slabtown
Slabtown is located in the United States
Slabtown
Slabtown
Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 85°24′05″W / 39.27833°N 85.40139°W / 39.27833; -85.40139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipMarion
Elevation
[1]
978 ft (298 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-70030[2]
GNIS feature ID443589[1]

Slabtown is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Slabs used to lay plank roads were manufactured here, hence the name.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slabtown, 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. 303. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Slabs, some of them used to build roads, were cut at the local sawmill...


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