Christiansburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°05′19″N 86°09′22″W / 39.08861°N 86.15611°W / 39.08861; -86.15611[1]
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Christiansburg is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Christiansburg was founded about 1850.[3] It may have been named for Col. William Christian.[4] The Christiansburg post office was discontinued in 1902.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christiansburg, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 749.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...where it sometimes honors Colonel William Christian, who was killed by Indians in Kentucky in 1796.
- ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Nashville
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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