Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
| Scircleville | |
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| Unincorporated community and Census-designated place | |
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| Coordinates: 40°17′17″N 86°18′06″W / 40.28806°N 86.30167°W / 40.28806; -86.30167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Township | Johnson Township |
| Named for | George Adam Scircle |
| Elevation | 929 ft (283 m) |
| FIPS code | 18-68364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830345 |
Scircleville is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana. Scircleville was named in honor of George Scircle.
History
Scircleville was platted in 1873 by George Adam Scircle and became a small local trade center. Josiah Drake opened its first general store and John Scircle the first drug store. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Scircleville was home to a number of lodges and fraternal organizations including the GAR, Odd Fellows, Red Men and Masons.
The Scircleville post office was established in 1875.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scircleville, Indiana
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
- Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 32.
- "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
External links
Media related to Scircleville, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
| Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Frankfort | ||
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