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Sharptown, Indiana

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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Sharptown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Sharptown is located in IndianaSharptownSharptownShow map of IndianaSharptown is located in the United StatesSharptownSharptownShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 84°52′25″W / 39.36694°N 84.87361°W / 39.36694; -84.87361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
TownshipWhitewater
Elevation1,007 ft (307 m)
ZIP code47060
FIPS code18-69066
GNIS feature ID443314

Sharptown is an unincorporated community in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Sharptown (historically called Sharpstown) was originally a post office on the Mt. Carmel and Johnson Fork Turnpike. The post office at Sharptown operated from 1878 until 1906.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharptown, 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. 133.
  4. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
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County seat: Brookville
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