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Wilson Corner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°26′18″N 85°45′19″W / 39.43833°N 85.75528°W / 39.43833; -85.75528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Shelby
Township	Shelby, Washington
Elevation	751 ft (229 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46176
GNIS feature ID	446133

Wilson Corner is an unincorporated community in Shelby and Washington townships, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

An old variant name of the community was called Wilson. A post office was established under this name in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. The community has the name of a family which kept a store there.

Geography

Wilson Corner is located at 39°26′18″N 85°45′19″W / 39.43833°N 85.75528°W / 39.43833; -85.75528.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Wilson Corner, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
3. "USGS detail on Wilson Corner - Variant Citation". Retrieved November 8, 2016.
4. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...a country store owned by the Wilson family, for whom it was named.

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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