Goblesville, Indiana

Goblesville
Unincorporated community
Goblesville
Coordinates: 40°59′24″N 85°30′37″W / 40.99000°N 85.51028°W / 40.99000; -85.51028Coordinates: 40°59′24″N 85°30′37″W / 40.99000°N 85.51028°W / 40.99000; -85.51028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Township Clear Creek
Elevation 840 ft (260 m)
ZIP code 46750
FIPS code 18-28188[1]
GNIS feature ID 435145[2]

Goblesville is an unincorporated community in Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Goblesville sprang up in the 19th century around a sawmill owned by John Goble.[3] A post office called Goblesville was established in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Geography

Goblesville is located at 40°59′24″N 85°30′37″W / 40.99000°N 85.51028°W / 40.99000; -85.51028.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Goblesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 156.
  4. "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2014.


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