Retreat, Indiana

Retreat
Unincorporated community
Retreat
Coordinates: 38°49′28″N 85°51′12″W / 38.82444°N 85.85333°W / 38.82444; -85.85333Coordinates: 38°49′28″N 85°51′12″W / 38.82444°N 85.85333°W / 38.82444; -85.85333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Township	Vernon
Elevation^[1]	531 ft (162 m)
ZIP code	47229
FIPS code	18-63864^[2]
GNIS feature ID	441917

Retreat is an unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

Retreat first grew around a sawmill which was built there in about 1850.^[3]

Geography

Retreat is located at 38°49′28″N 85°51′12″W / 38.82444°N 85.85333°W / 38.82444; -85.85333.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 448.

Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Brownstown

City	Seymour

Towns	Brownstown Crothersville Medora

Townships	Brownstown Carr Driftwood Grassy Fork Hamilton Jackson Owen Pershing Redding Salt Creek Vernon Washington

CDPs	Freetown Vallonia

Other unincorporated communities	Acme Bald Knobs Bobtown Chestnut Ridge Clear Spring Conologue Cortland Dudleytown Ewing Fleming Hangman Crossing Houston Kriete Corner Kurtz Little Acre Maumee New Elizabethtown New Farmington Newry Norman Reddington Retreat Rockford Shields Sparksville Spraytown Surprise Tampico Uniontown Weddleville Wegan

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