Whitcomb, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°26′54″N 84°56′13″W / 39.44833°N 84.93694°W / 39.44833; -84.93694CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFranklinTownshipBrookvilleElevation994 ft (303 m)ZIP code
47012
FIPS code18-83726[2]GNIS feature ID445916[1]

Whitcomb is an unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Whitcomb was originally called Union, and under the latter name was platted in 1816 by Ebenezer Howe.[3] A post office was established at Whitcomb in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitcomb, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 115.
  4. ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
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