Atkinsonville, Indiana

Atkinsonville is an unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

Atkinsonville was platted in 1850, and named for its founder, Stephen Atkinson.[2] The community contained a post office from 1854 until 1907.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atkinsonville, Indiana
  2. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 793.
  3. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

Coordinates: 39°22′40″N 86°52′24″W / 39.37778°N 86.87333°W / 39.37778; -86.87333


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