Prince William, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°26′32″N 86°34′23″W / 40.44222°N 86.57306°W / 40.44222; -86.57306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCarrollTownshipDemocratElevation722 ft (220 m)ZIP code
46065
FIPS code18-62075[2]GNIS feature ID441601[1]

Prince William is an unincorporated community in Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana.

Prince William was one of two initial villages when the township was organized in May 1835.[3] It was named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[4] The Prince William post office was discontinued in 1881.[5]

History

Prince William, Indiana was founded in 1837 by Benjamin Ashba(Ashby). Prince William and Lexington were the major towns of Democrat Township until the 1870s.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prince William, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Carroll County township histories". Roots Web. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (PDF).
  5. ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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