Nineveh, Indiana
| Nineveh | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Nineveh | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′44″N 86°05′05″W / 39.36222°N 86.08472°WCoordinates: 39°21′44″N 86°05′05″W / 39.36222°N 86.08472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Johnson |
| Township | Nineveh |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| ZIP code | 46164 |
| FIPS code | 18-53982[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 440180[2] |
Nineveh is an unincorporated community in Nineveh Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States.
Nineveh took its name from Nineveh Creek.[3]
Scenes from the movie Hoosiers were shot in the old Nineveh Elementary School, which was renamed "Hickory High School" for the film. Nineveh's last class of students attended here during the filming of the movie in 1985, after which they relocated to Trafalgar to consolidate at Indian Creek Elementary School. The old school was lost to a fire just a few years after it was closed for consolidation.[4]
Notable people
- William Merritt Chase, painter
- Cliff Griffith, Indy car driver
- Harry McQuinn, Indy car driver
References
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Nineveh, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and named for nearby Nineveh Creek.
- ↑ Nineveh Indiana
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