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Blue Ridge, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°31′16″N 85°38′17″W / 39.52111°N 85.63806°W / 39.52111; -85.63806
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Township	Liberty
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46182
FIPS code	18-6022
GNIS feature ID	2830525

Blue Ridge is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Blue Ridge was originally called Cynthiana, and under the latter name was platted in 1835. A post office called Blue Ridge was established in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. Blue Ridge contained a school that was discontinued at an unknown date.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Blue Ridge as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Ridge, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 266.
4. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
5. Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.
6. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shelbyville
City	Shelbyville
Towns	Edinburgh‡ Fairland Morristown St. Paul‡
Townships	Addison Brandywine Hanover Hendricks Jackson Liberty Marion Moral Noble Shelby Sugar Creek Union Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Blue Ridge Boggstown Carrollton‡ Flat Rock Fountaintown Geneva Gwynneville London Marietta Marion Pleasant View Waldron
Other communities	Bengal Brookfield Clover Village Fenns Freeport Lewis Creek London Heights Meiks Meltzer Middletown Morven Mount Auburn Norristown Pleasure Valley Prescott Rays Crossing Sleepy Hollow Smithland Sugar Creek Walkerville Wilson Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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