Longwood Crossing, Indiana

Longwood Crossing is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

The post office that the community of Longwood Crossing once contained was called Philpotts Mills, and Longwood.[2]

The post office called Philpotts Mills opened in 1832, and was renamed Longwood in 1837.[3] The Longwood post office closed permanently in 1901.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Longwood Crossing, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office established as Philpotts Mills...was changed to Longwood.
  3. ↑ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies, Etc., Etc. ... Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 97.
  4. ↑ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

Coordinates: 39°39′21″N 85°13′38″W / 39.65588°N 85.22719°W / 39.65588; -85.22719


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