Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
| Taswell | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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  Taswell | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′08″N 86°33′35″W / 38.33556°N 86.55972°W / 38.33556; -86.55972 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Crawford |
| Township | Patoka |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| ZIP code | 47175 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830348 |
Taswell is a census-designated place in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana, located on State Road 64 west of the county seat of English.
History
A post office was established at Taswell in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996. It was intended that the community be named for the Laswell family of settlers, but when the postal authorities misspelled the name Taswell, the new name stuck.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taswell, Indiana
- "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...for the local Laswell family, but through a clerical error...
External links
Media related to Taswell, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
| Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: English | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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