Saint Joseph, Floyd County, Indiana

Saint Joseph
Unincorporated community
Saint Joseph
Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Floyd
Township New Albany
Elevation[1] 564 ft (172 m)
ZIP code 47172
FIPS code 18-66935[2]
GNIS feature ID 442619

Saint Joseph is an unincorporated community in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana.

History

Saint Joseph was founded in the 1840s by a colony of German Catholics.[3]

Geography

Saint Joseph is located at 38°24′00″N 85°48′30″W / 38.40000°N 85.80833°W / 38.40000; -85.80833.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this German Catholic community was settled around 1846...


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