Victor, Indiana

Victor, Indiana

Victor's imposing railroad trestle

Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°42′52″N 86°13′50″W / 39.71444°N 86.23056°W / 39.71444; -86.23056Coordinates: 39°42′52″N 86°13′50″W / 39.71444°N 86.23056°W / 39.71444; -86.23056
County Monroe
Elevation 199 m (653 ft)
Population (2000)
  Total < 100
  Density 00/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EST (UTC-5)

Victor is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Indiana, United States approximately 10 miles southeast of Bloomington and 8 miles northeast of Harrodsburg at the junction of W. Milton Road and S. Victor Pike.

Victor is in farm country but is also the home of Victor Oolitic Stone Company, a limestone quarry and limestone fabricator in existence since 1898.[1]

A location between near Victor and Harrodsburg on Clear Creek was chosen by Col. John Ketcham for his home and grist mill.[2]

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