King, Indiana

King
Unincorporated community
King
Coordinates: 38°18′15″N 87°34′34″W / 38.30417°N 87.57611°W / 38.30417; -87.57611Coordinates: 38°18′15″N 87°34′34″W / 38.30417°N 87.57611°W / 38.30417; -87.57611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Gibson
Township Patoka
Elevation 466 ft (142 m)
ZIP code 47670
FIPS code 18-39780[1]
GNIS feature ID 437317[2]

King is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It is also referred to as Kings or as King's Station.[2]

History

King had its start in the early 1850s when the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad was extended to that point.[3] It was named for John King, a pioneer settler.[4]

A post office was established at King in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908.[5]

Geography

King is located at 38°18′15″N 87°34′34″W / 38.30417°N 87.57611°W / 38.30417; -87.57611.[2]

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "King, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 305.
  4. Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 527.
  5. "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 September 2014.


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