Mounts, Indiana

Mounts is an unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana, in the United States.^[1]

History

Mounts was founded in about 1880.^[2] It was a whistle stop on the railroad.^[3] A post office was established at Mounts in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mounts, Indiana
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was established around 1880...
↑ History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. 1884. p. 196.
↑ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Princeton

Cities	Princeton Oakland City

Towns	Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville

Townships	Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River

Unincorporated communities	Baldwin Heights Buckskin Crawleyville Dongola Douglas Durham East Mount Carmel Giro Gray Junction Gudgel Hickory Ridge Johnson King Lyles Station McGary Mount Olympus Mounts Oak Hill Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling White River

Ghost town	Port Gibson

Coordinates: 38°13′50″N 87°42′23″W / 38.23060°N 87.70641°W / 38.23060; -87.70641

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