South Boston, Indiana

South Boston
Unincorporated community
Washington County's location in Indiana
South Boston Location in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.58278°N 85.97917°W / 38.58278; -85.97917Coordinates: 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.58278°N 85.97917°W / 38.58278; -85.97917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Township	Franklin
Elevation^[1]	768 ft (234 m)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47167
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-71036^[2]
GNIS feature ID	443780

South Boston is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Washington County, Indiana.

History

South Boston was not formally laid out or platted. In the 19th century, a small store was established at South Boston, around which the community grew.^[3]

Geography

South Boston is located at 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.58278°N 85.97917°W / 38.58278; -85.97917.

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Salem

City	Salem

Towns	Campbellsburg Fredericksburg Hardinsburg Little York Livonia New Pekin Saltillo

Townships	Brown Franklin Gibson Howard Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Pierce Polk Posey Vernon Washington

Unincorporated communities	Becks Mill Blue River Bunker Hill Canton Claysville Daisy Hill Fairview Farabee Haleysbury Harristown Highland Hitchcock Kossuth Martinsburg McKinley Millport Mount Carmel New Liberty New Philadelphia New Salem Old Pekin Organ Springs Plattsburg Prowsville Pumpkin Center Rosebud Rush Creek Valley Smedley South Boston

Home of the South Boston Opry

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.
↑ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. p. 264.

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