Snow Hill, Randolph County, Indiana

Snow Hill
Unincorporated community
Snow Hill is located in Indiana
Snow Hill
Snow Hill
Snow Hill is located in the United States
Snow Hill
Snow Hill
Coordinates: 40°05′31″N 84°57′47″W / 40.09194°N 84.96306°W / 40.09194; -84.96306
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRandolph
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47394
Area code765
GNIS feature ID449733[1]

Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Snow Hill was first settled about 1838.[2] An old variant name of the community was called Mount Pleasant.[3]

A post office was established at Snow Hill in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Hill, Randolph County, Indiana
  2. ^ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 134.
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Snow Hill - Variant Citation". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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