Rural, Indiana

Rural is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Rural was originally called Wood Station, and under the latter name was founded in about 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office was established under the name Rural in 1874, and it remained in operation until 1907.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rural, Indiana
↑ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 378.
↑ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Winchester

Cities	Union City Winchester

Towns	Albany‡ Farmland Losantville Lynn Modoc Parker City Ridgeville Saratoga

Townships	Franklin Green Greensfork Jackson Monroe Stoney Creek Union Ward Washington Wayne White River

Unincorporated communities	Arba Bartonia Bloomingport Carlos Crete Deerfield Fairview Georgetown Harrisville Haysville Corner Huntsville Maxville Mull New Pittsburg Pinch Randolph Rural Scott Corner Shedville Snow Hill South Salem Spartanburg Stone Unionport Windsor

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°06′24″N 84°57′58″W / 40.10667°N 84.96611°W / 40.10667; -84.96611

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